Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Elm Cottage, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AU
Notable views2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Elm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Elm Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 20.7% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Elm Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Jul 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2035
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Elm Cottage, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at Elm Cottage, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AU
2decisions2extensions10documents3nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
- Aug 2002SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension and renovation to form two units for private use and letting
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 30/1234/02/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£242,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 May 2014Most recent
£242,000
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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
Banjo — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
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