Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Montrose is a semi-detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 270.1% above the 1999 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 Montrose has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 Montrose's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 2 years.
£77,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 2 years.
22 July 1999Most recent
£77,000
+7.7%over 1 year29 September 1997
£71,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AL: £375,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Nov 2023
On price per m², 1 Montrose runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,262
Street avg £4,211
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
34/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Creek — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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