Laburnum Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EX

Laburnum Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,985,000 is 24.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£972/sq ft) was about 153.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £1,600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.