Ferry Rock Cottage, Bridge Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DZ

Ferry Rock Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswear, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 sits 245.9% above the 2003 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 81.1% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (217 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.