Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Castella, Flat 1, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY
Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
About Castella
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Castella is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and attached land beyond the plot.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 110.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageSingle
- BalconyYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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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.
Current Certificate
Jun 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2029
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Victorian-eraGround Floor MaisonetteFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Castella, Flat 1, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Castella, Flat 1, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY
1decisions16documents3nearby
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1: Ash - fell or dismantle to 4m from g/l, dieback, T2: Open Reach line clear going NE and S by 1m clearance, T3-T6: Ash - fell or dismantle to 4m from g/l, dieback, G20: Ash - fell or dismantle to near g/l, dieback, trees in close proximity to properties.
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3572/22/TPO
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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.
Latest sale on Castella was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2022)
£475,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£475,000
+20.3%over 15 years1 July 2007
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AY: £136,000 (2025–1998).
Versus other Higher Contour Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Castella outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
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
Waterhead Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 0AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
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