Higher Dart Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EX

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.