Cotts Cottage, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
About Cotts Cottage
Cotts Cottage is a semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 33.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £350,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cotts Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cotts Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Cotts Cottage
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Cotts Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 9 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2019Most recent
£350,000
+40.0%over 9 years28 October 2010
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0DB: £569,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX3 0DB
Medina Lodge, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Sold Feb 2025
£569,000Anns Plat, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Sold Jan 2025
£400,000Green Mead, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Sold Apr 2024
£915,000Elm Cottage, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Sold Jun 2023
£550,000Juali, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Sold Sept 2021
£610,000
Everything we know about Cotts Cottage, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Clyst Road homes
Cotts Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,487
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.5 km
Newcourt Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.4dB