The Little White House, Mount Howe, Exeter, EX3 0BG
About The Little White House
The Little White House is a four-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX3 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,917,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £1,695,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Little White House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
The Little White House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- 30% reduction of weeping birch. T2- Fir removal. T3- Apple tree removal. T4- Fir by fruit tree removal T5- Apple tree x2 prune and re shape.T6- Lime tree 20% thin and lift crown by 4m T7- Lawson cypresses x6 remove and replace with Griselinia
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1654/CAT
- Jan 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree No Species WorksT1 Lime Prune back lower branches overhanging shed and wall
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/5112/CAT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,917,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 4 years.
£1,695,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£1,695,000
+32.9%over 4 years5 September 2017
£1,275,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in EX3 0BG: £1,850,000 (2024–2015).
Everything we know about The Little White 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

Versus other Mount Howe homes
The Little White House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 218 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 12.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.4 km
Holman Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
The Topsham School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB