What kind of home is Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL last change hands?

Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL last sold for £1,425,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £1,150,000 in February 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

Across 2 sales between February 2018 and March 2021, Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL rose from £1,150,000 to £1,425,000, a change of £275,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

The current EPC rating for Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (2,540 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 138% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TQ6 0AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL use?

The latest EPC at Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL in?

Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL sits in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth. It falls within the TQ6 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

Police records around Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL 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.

What schools are near Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

The closest primary school to Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL is Dartmouth Academy (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dartmouth Academy (2.1km).

What transport links are near Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL?

The closest bus stop to Above Creek, Lower Contour Road, TQ6 0AL is The Creek, 40m away. The nearest tram option is Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), 515m away.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

236 m²

2540 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Tenure

Freehold

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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

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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.

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

Current Certificate

Aug 2017

EPC Rating

E49

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

10 months remaining

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

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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.

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.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,425,000

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

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£1,425,000
+23.9%over 3 years
28 February 2018
£1,150,000

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

Nearby sales in TQ6 0AL

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

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

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