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Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Floor area
236 m²
2540 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Above Creek

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Above Creek is a five-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe.

At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£561/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £1,425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms5
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Above Creek's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 August 2027

11 months remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,645 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Above Creek has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£1,425,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 March 2021Most recent

    £1,425,000

    +23.9%over 3 years

  2. 28 February 2018

    £1,150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AL: £375,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Lower Contour Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Above Creek stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,038

Street avg £4,332

Strongly above

Floor Area

236 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Above Creek

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£557k

1 Crestway, Strete

TQ6 0SF

4 bed2 bath
£539k

1 Agra Villas, Brixham Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0BG

4 bed2 bath
£448k

1 Bell Cottages, Riverside Road, Dittisham

TQ6 0HS

3 bed
£698k

1 Britannia Court, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0DS

£615k

1 Above Decks, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0AL

£579k

1 Crestfields, Strete

TQ6 0SD

£350k

1 Church Park, Brixham Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0BD

£334k

1 Asherne Cottages, Strete

TQ6 0RP

Area

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.
Full Dartmouth report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.