Orleans, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
About Orleans
Orleans is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,267,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£611/sq ft) was about 93.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,000,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Orleans's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 October 2030
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Orleans, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
- Nov 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension and new roof to existing kitchen
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 30/1681/01/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2009Decision
- RenovationSept 2009Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 14 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2021Most recent
£1,000,000
+61.3%over 13 years30 May 2007
£620,000
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
Orleans outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,579
Street avg £5,209
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







