3 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
About 3 Tophayes
3 Tophayes is a three-bedroom detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Redevelopment to provide 8 dwellings to include front porches and rear conservatories, garages, access to highway and associated works (AMENDMENT to 06/1172/03 granted 19 September 2006)
- Council
- 06/1172/03
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/0690/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Tophayes
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 12 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2022Most recent
£640,000
+56.1%over 11 years21 October 2010
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0BW: £495,000 (2018–2013).
Nearby sales in EX3 0BW
1 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Sept 2018
£520,0007 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Aug 2018
£530,000Cemetery Lodge, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Dec 2015
£265,0006 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Nov 2014
£495,0002 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Nov 2013
£440,000
Everything we know about 3 Tophayes, 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 Elm Grove Road homes
3 Tophayes is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,039
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Topsham Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Topsham School. 6 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB