Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Tower House, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Notable views3 sales on record10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
149 m²
1603 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Tower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower House is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,676,000 is 19.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£873/sq ft) was about 154.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £1,400,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2021
Current Certificate
Apr 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 April 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower House, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Tower House has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
10 applications on record at Tower House, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
10decisions2extensions82documents3nearby
- Nov 2000Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing garages to provide garaging with storage over
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 30/1445/00/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2023Decision
- FullMay 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Tower House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2020)
£1,400,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2020Most recent
£1,400,000
+3.7%over 8 years1 July 2012
£1,350,000
+55.2%over 7 years26 November 2004
£870,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AG: £525,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0AG
The Lakes, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Sold Feb 2023
£1,118,000The Sail Loft, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Sold Apr 2019
£785,000Carlton Lodge, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Sold Oct 2018
£495,000Milber, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Sold May 2011
£310,000Upper Riverdene, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG
Sold Aug 2007
£160,000
Versus other Higher Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Tower House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,398
Street avg £6,818
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dartmouth district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
34/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) — tram stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 0AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
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