Castella, Flat 2, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY
About Castella
Castella is a detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 35% above the 2025 sale price. Sold February 2025 for £200,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2034
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Planning history
1 application on record at Castella, Flat 2, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY
- 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
Castella has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 30 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2025Most recent
£200,000
-4.8%over 15 years5 March 2009
£210,000
+169.2%over 8 years21 September 2000
£78,000
+30.0%over 5 years20 January 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TQ6 0AY: £265,500 (2022–1998).
Versus other Higher Contour Road homes
EPC Rating for Castella runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Waterhead Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







