Oaklea, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
About Oaklea
Oaklea is a detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 50), 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.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,101,000 sits 107.7% above the 2002 sale of £530,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,539/sq ft) was about 387.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Oaklea's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 July 2035
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Planning history
Oaklea has an approved extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Oaklea, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
- Jul 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Alterations and extensions to dwelling
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 30/0937/00/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2006Decision
- ExtensionMay 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Oaklea has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£1,101,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 55.3% per year over 2 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 55.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2002Most recent
£530,000
+189.6%over 2 years27 April 2000
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0DE: £800,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0DE
Bright Water, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Dec 2021
£1,700,000Longreach, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Oct 2021
£1,175,000Broadview Court, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Jun 2021
£575,000Orchard House, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Jun 2021
£800,000High Wood, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
Sold Jun 2021
£550,000
Versus other Higher Contour Road homes
On price per m², Oaklea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£16,563
Street avg £4,654
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
The Creek — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







