81 Altamira, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AH

81 Altamira is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 74 m² this is the 17th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 429.8% above the 1997 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 75% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 17 EPCs).