4 Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
About 4 Elm Grove Road
4 Elm Grove Road is a detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Elm Grove Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Elm Grove Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Elm Grove Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Installation of 13 PV panels on the flat roof of a single storey extension on southeast elevation.
- Agent
- KF Architects
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1322/PDPV
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Remove side and rear extensions and construct single storey rear extension, two-storey side extension with replacement windows and door and create double vehicle car port.
- Agent
- TFQ Architects
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0462/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Elm Grove Road
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
4 Elm Grove Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,041,000
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 0BW: £520,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in EX3 0BW
3 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold May 2022
£640,0001 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
£495,000
Everything we know about 4 Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 4 Elm Grove Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.2 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