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62 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HL

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 62 Fore Street

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

62 Fore Street is an end-of-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 128 m² this is the 14th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £550,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 262.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

62 Fore Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 62 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

62 Fore Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Sept 2003
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Provision of fire escape staircase on rear elevation

    Council
    03/35/03
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    03/1262/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2003
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    External alterations

    Agent
    Forester Town Planning Consultancy
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    03/1261/LBC
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 62 Fore Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£518,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£550,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2022Most recent

    £550,000

    +29.4%over 3 years
  2. 23 May 2019

    £425,000

    +30.8%over 16 years
  3. 6 August 2002

    £325,000

    +97.6%over 4 years
  4. 17 March 1998

    £164,499

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HL: £125,000 (2023–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Fore Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

62 Fore Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,297

Street avg £2,118

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 52 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Topsham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.

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The full 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 0HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX3 0HL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX3 0HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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