1 Chapel Place, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HS

1 Chapel Place is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HS). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £850,000.