# 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale (TQ6 9BX)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 3 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, DEVON TQ6 9BX |
| Price | £525,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £460,000 Sep 2017 |

## Description

Lymm House is a period townhouse with stunning river views from the living room and master bedroom.  It has the advantage of a large single garage and is located a short distance from the town centre.

The accommodation is arranged over three floors and is in need of refurbishment.  It comprises of one reception room, kitchen, three bedrooms, cloakroom, bathroom, utility room, small courtyard, outside store.  A further courtyard is approached via Nelson Steps.

## Property Photos

- ![Main](/listings/photos/67184942/739138) - Main
- ![House From River](/listings/photos/67184942/739139) - House From River
- ![Front](/listings/photos/67184942/739140) - Front
- ![River View](/listings/photos/67184942/739147) - River View
- ![River and Sea View](/listings/photos/67184942/739148) - River and Sea View

## Floorplans

- ![Picture No. 01](/listings/photos/67184942/739155) - Picture No. 01

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/67184942/739161) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £460,000 | 13/09/2017 | Terraced |
| 3 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £233,000 | 17/11/1999 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RG | £332,500 | 18/09/2025 | Terraced |
| [Same street] ST PETROX NORTH SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £575,000 | 12/01/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 18 LOWER STREET, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9AN | £305,000 | 31/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 11 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RG | £742,770 | 27/01/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] BLENHEIM COTTAGE, 13 SECOND FLOOR FLAT SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £550,000 | 28/11/2022 | Flat |
| 70 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RQ | £525,000 | 26/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 80 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RQ | £485,000 | 20/09/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 2 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £2,400,000 | 18/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 76 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RQ | £580,000 | 05/01/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 23 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £1,300,000 | 01/11/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 23B SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £707,500 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 8 OXFORD STREET, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9AL | £745,000 | 28/09/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 20 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £825,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] WHITEKNIGHTS, 16 SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £1,480,000 | 13/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 84 ABOVE TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9RQ | £467,000 | 01/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 3 OXFORD STREET, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9AL | £430,000 | 16/08/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 13 GROUND FLOOR FLAT SOUTH TOWN, DARTMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, TQ6 9BX | £205,000 | 14/07/2021 | Flat |

**Street average:** £1,005,313 (8 sales)
**Area average:** £512,474 (9 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £417,017 (10 Terraced, TQ6, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +25.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Hams). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £900/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,000/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,100/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South Devon (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £838/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Summercross Gardens, TQ6 | £1,350/mo | 3 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Summercross Gardens, TQ6 | £1,350/mo | 3 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Norton View, TQ6 | £1,395/mo | 3 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,365/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £135,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-878/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 0.8%
- **10y growth:** 70.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Hams; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 15.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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