Quay Gardens, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
About Quay Gardens
Quay Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,132,000 is 42.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £795,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Quay Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 June 2031
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Quay Gardens, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
there is a sycamore tree on the boundary with Holman way. there are some high branches which require triming as they overhang the highway and in recent storm winds seem vulnerable to braking and potentially falling on the public highway.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/1505/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£795,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2022Most recent
£795,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AF: £790,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AF
18 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Feb 2026
£790,00027 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Oct 2025
£1,500,0009 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Sept 2024
£900,000Quay Gardens Barn, Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Dec 2023
£656,0007 Monmouth Avenue, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AF
Sold Aug 2022
£655,000
Versus other Monmouth Avenue homes
Quay Gardens is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,543
Street avg £5,619
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
22/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
A Local Area 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







