Below Decks, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
About Below Decks
Below Decks is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 110 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 46 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £420,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- LiftYes
Energy performance
Below Decks sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2034
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Below Decks, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
- Mar 2000FullOutcome in report
Removal of condition 7 of permission 30/1895/99/F for erection of maisonettes (timber windows)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 30/0159/00/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatorySept 2001Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Below Decks has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 19 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2020Most recent
£420,000
+15.1%over 7 years3 October 2013
£365,000
+15.0%over 8 years24 August 2005
£317,500
+252.8%over 4 years25 July 2001
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AL: £375,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0AL
Cragside, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
Sold Dec 2025
£710,0002 The Banjo, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
Sold Aug 2025
£325,0003 Inglewood Apartments, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
Sold Jun 2025
£455,000Marina Court, Flat 3, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
Sold Mar 2025
£325,000Kircum Park, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AL
Sold Nov 2023
£375,000
Versus other Lower Contour Road homes
On epc rating, Below Decks runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,818
Street avg £4,089
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







