Water Meadow, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
About Water Meadow
Water Meadow is a three-bedroom detached house in Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Water Meadow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 March 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Water Meadow 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
Water Meadow has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£600,000
+129.0%over 19 years19 March 2002
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0QB: £200,000 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0QB
2 Sweets Cottages, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Jul 2024
£175,0001 Sweets Cottages, Rectory Lane, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, TQ6 0QB
Sold Nov 2022
£200,000Pine 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
EPC Rating for Water Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,529
Street avg £2,938
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







