Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Bugford Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bugford, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0LT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 164.7% above the 2009 sale of £85,000. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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2 applications on record at 2 Bugford Cottages, Bugford, Dartmouth, TQ6 0LT
Variation of condition 2 to planning approval 51/2871/11/F to substitute a revised drawing showing amendments to the design of the approved garage and details of the finish of driveway.
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Latest sale on 2 Bugford Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
24 September 2009Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0LT: £370,000 (2023–2015).
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Sold Jun 2017
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Sold Nov 2015
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Sold Feb 2015
On floor area, 2 Bugford Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 213 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Sportsmans Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Blackawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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