5 Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG

5 Higher Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–149 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (49 versus a worst of 21). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 318.2% above the 2000 sale of £38,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 86.3% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).