42 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
About 42 The Strand
42 The Strand is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2641 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (175 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,350,000 is 14.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
42 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 The Strand has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2018ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension and general alterations
- Agent
- 16a Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 18/0812/LBC
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension and general alterations
- Agent
- 16a Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0811/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 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
42 The Strand saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£1,350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 6 years.
£1,175,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2011Most recent
£1,175,000
+17.5%over 3 years1 April 2008
£1,000,000
+30.7%over 2 years30 August 2005
£765,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0AY: £1,300,000 (2021–2015).
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
£805,00040 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0AY
Sold Feb 2015
£1,322,500
Everything we know about 42 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
42 The Strand outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,789
Street avg £4,751
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 14.8 t/year
Years Held
15 years
Street avg 12 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