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Riversea Cottage, Beacon Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0BS

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Riversea Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Riversea Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 53), 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. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 166 m² it sits well below the postcode median (261 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,158,000 is 21.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageIntegral
  • 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.

Riversea Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2025

Current Certificate
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 7 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Riversea Cottage, Beacon Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Riversea Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

2 applications on record at Riversea Cottage, Beacon Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0BS

2decisions28documents3nearby
  1. Aug 2003
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Alterations to windows in mansard roof

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    30/1265/03/F
    Full record in report
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  • The 28 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.
Current estimate

£1,158,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£950,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 November 2016Most recent

    £950,000

    +95.9%over 13 years

  2. 29 November 2002

    £485,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0BS: £2,400,000 (2021–2018).

On the street

Versus other Beacon Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Riversea Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,723

Street avg £9,300

Below

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 255 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 13.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Riversea Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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Preview of the full property report

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.
£557k

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£539k

1 Agra Villas, Brixham Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0BG

4 bed2 bath
£448k

1 Bell Cottages, Riverside Road, Dittisham

TQ6 0HS

3 bed
£311k

1 Coombe View, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0AR

2 bed2 bath
£698k

1 Britannia Court, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0DS

£233k

1 Church Hill, Kingswear

TQ6 0BX

2 bed
£615k

1 Above Decks, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0AL

£579k

1 Crestfields, Strete

TQ6 0SD

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

0.2 km

Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) — tram stop.

Closest school

1.7 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 0BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ6 0BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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 Riversea Cottage, Beacon Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.