Grove House, Flat 11, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
About Grove House
Grove House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 10th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in Grove House, where floor areas span 32–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 20 units on file.
Last sale on file: £165,000 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 42 EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2010.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Grove House, Flat 11, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
- Dec 2010RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Replacement windows (2) on south east elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1916/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Grove House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 February 2023Most recent
£165,000
+34.7%over 11 years2 November 2011
£122,500
-15.5%over 4 years8 October 2007
£145,000
-12.1%over 2 years23 December 2004
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HF: £184,950 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in EX3 0HF
Grove House, Flat 19, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Feb 2026
£197,500Grove House, Flat 21, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Nov 2025
£220,000Grove House, Flat 20, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Jul 2025
£160,000Grove House, Flat 22, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Jun 2025
£184,9503 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold May 2025
£20,000
Versus other Fore Street homes
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £3,779
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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 Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Topsham School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







