Skip to content

Quay Gardens Barn, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF

9 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Quay Gardens Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Quay Gardens Barn is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£701/sq ft) was about 121.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £656,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at Quay Gardens Barn

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Quay Gardens Barn, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Quay Gardens Barn has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Feb 2026
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Internal alterations to create family bathroom (Listed Building Consent)

    Agent
    West Three Architects
    Listed
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    25/1615/LBC
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2025
    Full
    In report

    Installation of EV charging point on driveway (retrospective application)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    25/1030/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Quay Gardens Barn

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Quay Gardens Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£651,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£656,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 December 2023Most recent

    £656,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AF: £795,000 (2024–2022).

Before you offer

Everything we know about Quay Gardens Barn, 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Monmouth Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Quay Gardens Barn runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,540

Street avg £5,069

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.

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

Holman Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX3 0AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX3 0AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX3 0AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Quay Gardens Barn, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.