Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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
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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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 2019EPC 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
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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.
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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.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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
See how we calculated this£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0DX
Brookhill Cottage, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX
Sold Mar 2022
£1,480,007Castle Farm, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX
Sold May 2020
£420,000Kingswear Court Lodge, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX
Sold Nov 2019
£1,500,000Castle Cottage, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX
Sold Sept 2018
£730,000Brookhill, Flat 4, Castle Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DX
Sold Jul 2018
£450,000
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)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 268 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 16.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
41.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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