Orchard House, Higher Street, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HT

Orchard House is a five-bedroom detached house in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since October 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,041,000 sits 54.2% above the 2004 sale of £675,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.