What type of property is Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG last sold for £1,400,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £870,000 in November 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 2004 and September 2020, Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG rose from £870,000 to £1,400,000, a change of £530,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

The current EPC rating for Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in April 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (1,604 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 73% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TQ6 0AG. Source: EPC Register.

How is Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG heated?

The latest EPC at Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG have?

Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG has council approval for an extension granted in December 2023 under ref. 3261/23/HHO. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG located?

Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG sits in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth. It falls within the TQ6 postcode district in Devon.

Is Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG in a safe area?

Police records around Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG show an average of 34 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (26% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

The closest primary school to Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG is Dartmouth Academy (1.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dartmouth Academy (1.7km).

What transport links are near Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG?

The closest tram stop to Tower House, Higher Street, TQ6 0AG is Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), 80m away. The nearest underground option is Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), 81m away.

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Tower House, Higher Street, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AG

Notable views3 sales on record10 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

149 m²

1603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
Notable viewsYes

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Energy

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 2011

EPC Rating

F38

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

New assessment needed to sell or let

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Planning

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 2000
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion of existing garages to provide garaging with storage over
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
30/1445/00/F
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
ExtensionDec 2023Decision
FullMay 2022Decision

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Price

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

£1,676,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.

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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 years
1 July 2012
£1,350,000
+55.2%over 7 years
26 November 2004
£870,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AG: £525,000 (2023–2011).

Nearby sales in TQ6 0AG

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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