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Home Cottage, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Home Cottage

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

Home Cottage is a detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 September 2029

3 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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

From £1,085 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Home Cottage, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Home Cottage has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Home Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£594,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0DX: £730,000 (2022–2018).

On the street

Versus other Castle Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Home Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 34 (F)

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 268 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 16.0 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Home Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
£579k

1 Crestfields, Strete

TQ6 0SD

£615k

1 Above Decks, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0AL

£557k

1 Crestway, Strete

TQ6 0SF

4 bed2 bath
£539k

1 Agra Villas, Brixham Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0BG

4 bed2 bath
£698k

1 Britannia Court, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0DS

£448k

1 Bell Cottages, Riverside Road, Dittisham

TQ6 0HS

3 bed
£350k

1 Church Park, Brixham Road, Kingswear

TQ6 0BD

£334k

1 Asherne Cottages, Strete

TQ6 0RP

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

34/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.0 km

The Creek — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 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 0DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ6 0DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ6 0DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

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 Home Cottage, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.