85 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
About 85 Newcourt Road
85 Newcourt Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 is 47.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
85 Newcourt Road has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Variation of Condition 2 (details and drawings compliance) to regularise 1m increase in depth of single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Darrell Willcocks Architects Ltd
- Council
- 20/0802/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0071/VOC
- Jan 2022ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission ref. 20/0802/FUL to alter the roof design to incorporate a section of flat roof.
- Agent
- Darrell Willcocks Architects Ltd
- Council
- 20/0802/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1860/VOC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 85 Newcourt Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
85 Newcourt Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2017Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0BU: £422,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in EX3 0BU
95 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
Sold Mar 2024
£950,50077 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
Sold Jun 2022
£397,00097 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
Sold Jun 2022
£511,50099 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
Sold Nov 2018
£390,00089 Newcourt Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BU
Sold Sept 2017
£446,000
Everything we know about 85 Newcourt Road, 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 Newcourt Road homes
On habitable rooms, 85 Newcourt Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £4,113
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
The Retreat Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.2dB