Thatch Cottage, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
About Thatch Cottage
Thatch Cottage is a semi-detached house in Capton, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0JE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) 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 March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2021 for £229,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 October 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Thatch Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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
Price for Thatch Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
£229,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£229,000
+30.9%over 12 years28 May 2009
£174,999
+0.6%over 2 years6 July 2006
£174,000
+16.0%over 2 years27 January 2004
£150,000
+165.5%over 6 years19 December 1997
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0JE: £370,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0JE
1 Little Meadow Cottages, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
Sold Nov 2025
£370,000Little Sopers, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
Sold Apr 2025
£560,000The Forge, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
Sold Jan 2025
£240,000Kelbechan House, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
Sold Aug 2024
£1,250,000The Stables, Capton, Dartmouth, TQ6 0JE
Sold Nov 2020
£430,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for Thatch Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,978
Street avg £3,518
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.1 km
Sportsmans Arms — bus stop.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







