5a, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF

5a is a mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 14.3% below the 2019 sale of £525,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 111.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2019 for £525,000.