5 Babblebrook Mews, Exeter, EX1 3XR

5 Babblebrook Mews is a two-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX1 3XR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 529 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 125.6% above the 2001 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.