37 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
About 37 Higher Shapter Street
37 Higher Shapter Street is a mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£635/sq ft) was about 155.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
37 Higher Shapter Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Install a conservatory to the rear of the property.
- Agent
- Anglian Home Improvements
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0005/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AW: £380,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AW
3 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
Sold Oct 2025
£813,00010 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
Sold Jun 2025
£252,00025 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
Sold Jan 2025
£965,00026 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
Sold Nov 2024
£380,0008 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
Sold Jan 2023
£1,010,000
Everything we know about 37 Higher Shapter Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Higher Shapter Street homes
On price per m², 37 Higher Shapter Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,833
Street avg £3,923
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB