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Grove House, Flat 20, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£183,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£160,000)+14%
  • Against EX3 0HF's recent median (£184,950)-1%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£183,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£160,000)+14%
  • Against EX3 0HF's recent median (£184,950)-1%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Grove House is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX3 0HF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    49 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in EX3 0HF

    5 sales, median £184,950 (2026–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Grove House has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2025Most recent

    £160,000

    +18.5%over 9 years
  2. 13 January 2016

    £135,000

    -15.6%over 11 years
  3. 7 January 2005

    £160,000

    +370.6%over 6 years
  4. 19 February 1998

    £34,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HF: £184,950 (2026–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Grove House, Flat 20, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Grove House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Grove House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 49 m² this is the 12th 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. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £160,000 — fresh data. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 14.4% above the 2025 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Grove House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2025

Current Certificate
Feb 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 February 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Grove House, Flat 20, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Grove House has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Fore Street homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Grove House outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,265

Street avg £3,808

On par

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.

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.

Nearest schools

  • The Topsham SchoolPrimary275m
  • Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
  • Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.0km
  • Exminster Community PrimaryPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Topsham Ferry LandingFerry terminal157m
  • Lord Nelson InnBus stop174m
  • Railway StationBus stop201m
  • Topsham Ferry LandingFerry terminal204m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences102 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour38 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson30 reports11%
  • Burglary24 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX3 0HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX3 0HF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX3 0HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatFreeholdEPC DNo mains gas

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Grove House is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX3 0HF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Grove House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Grove House was lodged in February 2015 at band D and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Grove House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from EX3 0HF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Grove House is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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