40 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
About 40 The Strand
40 The Strand is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 406 m² (around 4370 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 406 m² the property is well over the postcode median (175 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 11 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,809,000 is 36.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
40 The Strand'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 The Strand has been through 11 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Small extension to garden studio.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0869/FUL
- Nov 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 of Planning References 15/0694/03 and 15/0736/07 granted on 10 November 2015
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0317/DIS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 40 The Strand
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 The Strand has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£1,809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 17 years.
£1,322,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2015Most recent
£1,322,500
+74.9%over 12 years10 April 2002
£756,000
+89.0%over 4 years31 October 1997
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AY: £1,300,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in EX3 0AY
34 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Mar 2021
£1,300,00030 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Oct 2017
£870,00039 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Aug 2017
£1,850,00031 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Oct 2015
£805,00035 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Sept 2014
£1,350,000
Everything we know about 40 The Strand, 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 The Strand homes
Price per m² for 40 The Strand lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £5,262
Floor Area
406 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
29.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 13 years
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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
0.3 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB