Surveyors · Dartington, Devon
Surveys for Dartington buyers, with Dartington's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
Our suggestion for Dartington
Much of Dartington was built after 1919, so a Level 2 Home Survey suits most buyers. Go for a Level 3 instead if you're buying something pre-1919, listed, or in need of work.
£504,000 was the middle price of the 21 Dartington homes sold in 2025; that's up 24% on 2024's £407,500.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £598,250 |
| semi-detached | £405,000 |
Sales mix: detached 48%, semi-detached 24%, terraced 19%, flat/maisonette 10%. TQ9. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Dartington built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 17% of the stock here. Solid-walled houses behave differently from modern ones; watch for hard cement pointing and modern coatings that hold moisture in, and treat any 'rising damp' diagnosis from a damp-proofing salesman with caution.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 22 buildings in and around Dartington. Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
Source: Historic England
South Hams District Council's conservation area boundaries aren't published to planning.data.gov.uk, so we can't map them here. Ask your conveyancer or check the council's website if you're planning alterations.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (no data)
1 of the 17 postcodes we checked (postcodes where homes sold in 2025) have their centre in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, and 1 in Zone 3. Look up the exact property, not just the postcode, and get an insurance quote early.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Dartington is class 3: an estimated 3 to 5% of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Ask the seller for any radon test result, or test after you move in; remedies are usually straightforward.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Mundic (decaying concrete made with mine waste) is mainly a Cornish issue, but lenders also ask about it in parts of Devon such as South Hams. A pre-1950 concrete-block home here may need a mundic test.
Source: RICS
Under most of Dartington the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (85%). Older homes are often built of local stone; check pointing, wall heads and chimney stacks.
Source: BGS 625k
Dartington LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 21 homes sold in Dartington in 2025 with a median price of £504,000 (up 24% on 2024's £407,500). The most common type sold was detached (48% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. A Level 2 Home Survey suits most modern homes here; older or altered houses need a Level 3. 17% of homes in the 1 neighbourhoods where Dartington homes sold were built before 1919. 22 listed buildings in and around Dartington. Tell us the age and type of the house and we'll confirm.
For most of Dartington, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 3 to 5% of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 3).
1 out of 17 checked Dartington postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 1 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Historic England's list shows 22 listed buildings in and around Dartington: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 22 Grade II.
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