Hartley Cottage, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
About Hartley Cottage
Hartley Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Strete, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0RU). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemAir source
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 October 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Hartley Cottage, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
- Feb 2013Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
READVERTISEMENT (revised plans) Householder application for loft conversion
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 54/2522/12/F
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Hartley Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 22 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2021Most recent
£350,000
+418.5%over 22 years6 June 1999
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0RU: £436,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ6 0RU
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Apr 2024
£1,835,000The Long House, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
Sold Jan 2024
£1,170,0004 Start Bay Heights, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
Sold Aug 2023
£312,000Walpole House, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
Sold Sept 2021
£436,000
Versus other Totnes Road homes
Hartley Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,465
Street avg £3,002
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
Coastal Path — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







