Riversmeet House, Riversmeet, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BE
About Riversmeet House
Riversmeet House is a semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 422 m² (around 4542 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 422 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £2,443,000 is 39.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Riversmeet House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Riversmeet House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Retention of internal alterations including new/replacement staircases, removal of walls in ground floor kitchen and in basement, new walls, doors and rooflights on second floor and Widow's Tower without obscure glazing at roof level
- Agent
- Grainge Architects
ListedRetrospective- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0970/LBC
- Nov 2023MixedFullIn report
Replacement garage and extended/altered garage, and erection of Widow's Tower at roof level of main building with no obscure glazing (retrospective application)
- Agent
- Grainge Architects
Retrospective- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0969/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Riversmeet House
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£2,443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2009Most recent
£1,750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0BE: £1,700,000 (2025–1997).
Nearby sales in EX3 0BE
The Coach House, Riversmeet, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BE
Sold Oct 2025
£1,150,000The Mews, Riversmeet, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BE
Sold Jun 2021
£1,700,000Riversmeet Cottage, Riversmeet, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BE
Sold Sept 2014
£1,800,0002 Riversmeet House, Riversmeet, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BE
Sold Sept 1997
£300,000
Everything we know about Riversmeet House, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Riversmeet homes
Riversmeet House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,147
Street avg £9,653
Floor Area
422 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
The Topsham School. 3 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
41.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB