23 Altamira, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AQ
About 23 Altamira
23 Altamira is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 68 m² this is the 45th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £207,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
23 Altamira sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 23 Altamira is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree works - T1: Fell Lawson Cypress; T2: Fell Robinia; T3: Fell Laurel and Italian Cypress; T4: Sycamore trees remove 4-5 lowest branches.
- Agent
- Exe Tree Care
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0211/CAT
- Nov 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree no. Species WorksT1 Prunus Amanagowa Crown thin by 30-40% and crown reduce by 1.2m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/3077/CAT
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Sales history & valuation
23 Altamira valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 3 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2018Most recent
£207,000
+1.0%over 3 years7 September 2015
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AQ: £230,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AQ
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Altamira homes
EPC Rating for 23 Altamira lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,044
Street avg £2,396
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.7 km
The Topsham School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB