Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lower Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Dartmouth (TQ6 9NW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £405,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Lower Flat's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Lower Flat 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.
Price for Lower Flat has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 20 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 20 years.
23 September 2021Most recent
£405,000
+68.8%over 3 years19 January 2018
£240,000
+300.0%over 16 years20 August 2001
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ6 9NW: £288,000 (2025–2023).
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Habitable Rooms for Lower Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,939
Street avg £3,265
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
34/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mayor's Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Dartmouth Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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