Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 October 2032
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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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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1 application on record at Hartley Cottage, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
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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.
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).
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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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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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