Grove House, Flat 4, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
About Grove House
Grove House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 573 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £115,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 33.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Grove House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Grove House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Grove House
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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 25 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2021Most recent
£115,000
-17.9%over 4 years17 April 2017
£140,000
+69.7%over 6 years27 October 2010
£82,500
+111.5%over 8 years16 May 2002
£39,000
+5.4%over 5 years16 January 1997
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HF: £165,000 (2025–2023).
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
£170,000Grove House, Flat 11, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HF
Sold Feb 2023
£165,000
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
On years held, Grove House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,162
Street avg £3,200
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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