Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Sweets Cottages, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Sweets Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Sweets Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 25% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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(1 of 3)
Sept 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2019from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromG1toE50
Heating System
Room HeatersStorage Heaters
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
SinglePartial Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low Energy Lighting
90%67%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Sept 2022from Mar 2019
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Instantaneous
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
67%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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
Applications and permits filed against 1 Sweets Cottages, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Sweets Cottages 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0QB: £600,000 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0QB
2 Sweets Cottages, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Jul 2024
£175,000Water Meadow, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Aug 2021
£600,000Pine Lodge, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Nov 2017
£70,000Farwell House, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold May 2017
£825,000White Lodge, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Aug 2008
£682,500
Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 1 Sweets Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,941
Street avg £3,134
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.2 km
Bidders Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School. 4 schools 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 0QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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