Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Higher Dart Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £250,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 July 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
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Higher Dart Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
2 applications on record at Higher Dart Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EX
Listed Building Consent for general internal alterations, replacement flat roof & slate hanging to the North elevation.
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Higher Dart Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 28 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 28 years.
16 February 2024Most recent
£250,000
+296.8%over 27 years11 August 1996
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0EX: £985,000 (2025–2022).
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Floor Area for Higher Dart Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £6,541
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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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