5 Spicer Road, Exeter, EX1 1SX

5 Spicer Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX1 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £988,000 sits 58.1% above the 2007 sale of £625,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 164.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2009. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.