Markwell House, Flat 3, 6 Lower Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AT

Markwell House is a two-bedroom detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views.

At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £385,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.