Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Free Spirit, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
About Free Spirit
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Free Spirit is a detached house in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 sits 136.9% above the 2001 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Aug 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Free Spirit, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Free Spirit has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Free Spirit valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 December 2001Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0HT: £600,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0HT
Twenty Fathoms, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Sold Jan 2025
£950,000Greenslades, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Sold Jan 2021
£890,000Chantry Cottage, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Sold Aug 2018
£355,000Burley, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Sold Nov 2016
£505,000Wincote, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT
Sold Nov 2015
£600,000
Versus other Higher Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Free Spirit lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,184
Street avg £4,696
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dartmouth district page.
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
0.7 km
Dittisham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.5 km
Stoke Gabriel Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 0HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Free Spirit, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.