9 Higher Shapter Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AW
About 9 Higher Shapter Street
9 Higher Shapter Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 13.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £500,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Higher Shapter Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single and two storey rear extension to replace existing lean-to.
- Agent
- Tom Spriggs Architect Ltd
- Council
- 22/0983/LBC
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0982/FUL
- Dec 2022ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single and two storey rear extension to replace existing lean-to.
- Agent
- Tom Spriggs Architect Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0983/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Higher Shapter Street
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Higher Shapter Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 19 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2018Most recent
£500,000
+244.9%over 18 years4 May 2000
£144,950
+13.2%11 February 2000
£128,000
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 9 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
Price per m²
£5,376
Street avg £4,000
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB