8 Tresillian Cottages, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BD
About 8 Tresillian Cottages
8 Tresillian Cottages is a semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 79 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
8 Tresillian Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
Planning history
- Feb 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of 4x Conifers.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1876/CAT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Tresillian Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0BD: £345,111 (2022–2003).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
8 Tresillian Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
The Topsham School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB