Flat, 76 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
About Flat
Flat is a mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to A across 29 units on file.
At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2024Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior approval application for change of use from commercial office (Use Class E) to 1 bed dwelling flat (C3 Use Class).
- Agent
- Fairview Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0209/PDCD
- May 2022SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use of part of first floor office to dwelling, and incorporate existing flat above to form 1x maisonette over 1st and 2nd floors.
- Agent
- Fairview Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0429/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Flat
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£150,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HQ: £400,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in EX3 0HQ
86a, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Sold Nov 2024
£400,00082 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Sold Apr 2024
£200,00078 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Sold Dec 2023
£225,00093 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Sold Sept 2023
£690,00085 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Sold Sept 2022
£660,000
Everything we know about Flat, 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 habitable rooms, Flat runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Topsham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Topsham School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB