Quay Gardens Barn, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
About Quay Gardens Barn
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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Quay Gardens Barn has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal alterations to create family bathroom (Listed Building Consent)
- Agent
- West Three Architects
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1615/LBC
- Oct 2025FullIn report
Installation of EV charging point on driveway (retrospective application)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1030/FUL
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
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Sales history & valuation
Quay Gardens Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£656,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2023Most recent
£656,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AF: £795,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AF
9 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Sept 2024
£900,0007 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Aug 2022
£655,0004 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Jul 2022
£1,020,00023 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold May 2022
£525,000Quay Gardens, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Mar 2022
£795,000
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

Versus other Monmouth Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, Quay Gardens Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,540
Street avg £5,069
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Holman Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB