9 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
About 9 Lower Shapter Street
9 Lower Shapter Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 359 m² (around 3864 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 359 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,512,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £2,137,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
9 Lower Shapter Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 December 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and is a large detached home over 300m², we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
9 Lower Shapter Street has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 9 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
- Apr 2006Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Tree No Species WorksT1 Silver Birch Re-shapingThe pruning of one tree
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/0476/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2022Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Lower Shapter Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 15 years.
£2,137,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2021Most recent
£2,137,500
+25.0%over 7 years5 September 2013
£1,710,000
+62.9%over 6 years15 November 2006
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AT: £875,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AT
7 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
Sold Sept 2023
£1,500,0005 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
Sold Mar 2023
£675,0002 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
Sold Nov 2022
£925,000Markwell House, Flat 3, 6 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
Sold Oct 2022
£385,0003 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT
Sold Oct 2020
£860,000
Versus other Lower Shapter Street homes
On floor area, 9 Lower Shapter Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,954
Street avg £5,002
Floor Area
359 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.2 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







