Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Crooks Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 22.4% below the 2020 sale of £377,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2020 for £377,500.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 June 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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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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Crooks Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Crooks Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EX
Extension: Single storey
Listed building consent for first floor extension over existing singlestorey kitchen
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£377,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
20 February 2020Most recent
£377,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0EX: £850,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Feb 2024
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Sold Jan 2024
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Sold Dec 2023
Bay Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EX
Sold Sept 2023
Crooks Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,720
Street avg £6,489
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Dittisham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.6 km
Galmpton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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