Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Browns Hill, Dartmouth, TQ6 9NU
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Browns Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Browns Hill is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dartmouth (TQ6 9NU). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2020 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 48 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 197% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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 2)
Jan 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 January 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2022from Nov 2020
EPC improved fromG1toD60
Heating System
Room HeatersGas Boiler
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
ImmersionMain System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low Energy Lighting
67%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Browns Hill, Dartmouth, TQ6 9NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Browns Hill 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£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 36.9% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2022)
£295,000
Growth on file: 36.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£295,000
+84.4%over 1 year21 December 2020
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 9NU: £402,000 (2026–2020).
Versus other Browns Hill homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Browns Hill outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,146
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
34/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mayor's Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ6 9NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
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