Blacksmiths Cottage, Washbourne, Totnes, TQ9 7UB

Blacksmiths Cottage is a semi-detached house in Washbourne, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 684 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 29.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 5 EPCs).