Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bright Water is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a conservatory.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £1,700,000 in December 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£711/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Bright Water's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 May 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Bright Water has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Bright Water, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
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Latest sale on Bright Water was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 22 years.
£1,700,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 22 years.
2 December 2021Most recent
£1,700,000
+86.8%over 5 years12 February 2016
£910,000
+40.0%over 11 years18 August 2004
£650,000
+225.0%over 5 years25 July 1999
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0DE: £800,000 (2021–2021).
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Sold Oct 2021
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Sold Jun 2021
Orchard House, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Jun 2021
High Wood, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Jun 2021
Orleans, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Feb 2021
Years Held for Bright Water lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,658
Street avg £5,149
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
The Creek — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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