Surveyors · Kingswear, Devon
Surveys for Kingswear buyers, with Kingswear's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
Our suggestion for Kingswear
Most buyers in Kingswear are better served by a Level 3 Building Survey. With so much older, solid-walled stock, the deeper inspection and repair advice of a Level 3 usually pays for itself. A Level 2 can still suit a newer, conventional home.
The median Kingswear sale in 2025 was £410,000, across 20 sales.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| flat/maisonette | £343,700 |
Sales mix: flat/maisonette 55%, terraced 20%, detached 15%, semi-detached 10%. TQ6. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Kingswear built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 44% 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 11 buildings in and around Kingswear. Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
Source: Historic England
Conservation area data for South Hams isn't on planning.data.gov.uk yet. Your local search will say whether the Kingswear property is in one.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (no data)
2 of the 14 postcodes we checked (postcodes where homes sold in 2025) have their centre in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, and 2 in Zone 3. Check the specific address on the government's flood risk service and get insurance quotes before exchange.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Kingswear is class 6: an estimated 30% or more of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Radon is a known issue in much of the South West; ask whether the home has been tested or has protection.
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 Kingswear the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (100%). Local stone is common in older houses, so pointing, chimney stacks and the tops of walls deserve a close look.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Kingswear shows moderate slope instability (landslides) potential. That's a broad screen, not a site assessment; look for cracking, sticking doors and leaning walls.
Source: BGS GeoSure
At roughly 0.0 km from the open sea, exposure matters: check render, chimneys, window seals and metalwork for salt and weather damage.
Source: Natural Earth
With 55% of sales leasehold, many Kingswear buyers face a lease: under about 80 years left, extension costs rise.
Source: HM Land Registry
Kingswear LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Thinking of selling in Kingswear? 2025 medians by type: flat/maisonette £343,700. A free, in-person appraisal tells you where yours sits.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 20 homes sold in Kingswear in 2025 with a median price of £410,000. The most common type sold was flat/maisonette (55% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Older housing is common here, so a Level 3 Building Survey is often the better fit. Pre-1919 share of local housing: 44% (VOA). 11 listed buildings in and around Kingswear. The house itself decides it, so use the chooser or ask us.
Yes, mostly: 100% of the 14 sold postcodes we checked are in an Affected Area, and the central 1 km square is class 6 (30% or more of homes above the Action Level).
2 out of 14 checked Kingswear postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 2 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Use the online quote on Survey Booker: enter the Kingswear address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.