Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Long House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Strete, Dartmouth, Dartmouth (TQ6 0RU). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2009–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,032,000 is 11.8% below the 2024 sale of £1,170,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 174% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £1,170,000 in January 2024.
The Long House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 May 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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The Long House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
3 applications on record at The Long House, Totnes Road, Strete, Dartmouth, TQ6 0RU
Householder application for external alterations to outbuilding (part retrospective) & install glazed doors in place of garage door
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The Long House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,032,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 14 years.
£1,170,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 14 years.
30 January 2024Most recent
£1,170,000
+82.8%over 14 years12 October 2009
£640,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 0RU: £350,000 (2024–2021).
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The Long House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,969
Street avg £2,871
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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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