38 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
About 38 White Street
38 White Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 11.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £495,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
38 White Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Relocation of gas meter, removal of gas pipe and replacement windows to the front elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1030/LBC
- Feb 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal and external alterations to Grade II listed building to refurbish as a dwellinghouse.
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/0923/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 White Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
38 White Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2016.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.4% per year over 4 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 22.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2021Most recent
£495,000
+182.9%over 1 year20 December 2019
£175,000
-18.0%over 3 years1 December 2016
£213,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AA: £613,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AA
23 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
Sold May 2025
£590,0009 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
Sold Oct 2024
£613,0002 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
Sold Nov 2023
£641,1004 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
Sold May 2022
£830,00012 White Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AA
Sold Mar 2021
£400,000
Everything we know about 38 White Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other White Street homes
EPC Rating for 38 White Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £4,120
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB