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 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 41 EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2010.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2010RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement windows (2) on south east elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1916/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Grove House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£173,000
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: £162,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0HF
Grove 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
£184,950Grove House, Flat 8, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Apr 2024
£162,500Grove House, Flat 19, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Mar 2023
£170,0008a, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Dec 2022
£115,000
Everything we know about Grove House, 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 Fore Street homes
Grove House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £2,882
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
Topsham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 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
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB