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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
Overview

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.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageSingle
  • BalconyYes
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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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.
Current Certificate
Jun 2019

EPC 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

2 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor MaisonetteFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

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
  1. Sept 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome 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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Price

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

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£475,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2022Most recent

    £475,000

    +20.3%over 15 years

  2. 1 July 2007

    £395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AY: £136,000 (2025–1998).

On the street

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)

Below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 36 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above
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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£534k

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2 Inglewood Apartments, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

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£369k

Cragside, Flat 1, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

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Endsleigh Court, Apartment 2, New Road, Stoke Fleming

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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

0.1 km

Waterhead Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 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 0AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 Castella, Flat 1, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.