Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Sunny Cottage, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
28 m²
301 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About Sunny Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sunny Cottage is a semi-detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2024
Current Certificate
Mar 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 March 2024
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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sunny Cottage, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Sunny Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sunny Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0AY: £210,000 (2025–2002).
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.
On floor area, Sunny Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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
55 dB
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65 dB
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