Cemetery Lodge, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
About Cemetery Lodge
Cemetery Lodge is a detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 53.6% above the 2015 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Energy performance
Cemetery Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 July 2024
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Planning history
Cemetery Lodge has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Cemetery Lodge, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
- May 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Replacement single storey extension at the side and rear.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0071/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 2015Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0BW: £530,000 (2026–2014).
Nearby sales in EX3 0BW
5 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Mar 2026
£690,0003 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
£530,0006 Tophayes, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW
Sold Nov 2014
£495,000
Versus other Elm Grove Road homes
On epc rating, Cemetery Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,344
Street avg £3,677
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
22/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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







