High Gables, Ridley Hill, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0BY

High Gables is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 sits 278.7% above the 1997 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 71.9% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.