51 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
About 51 Fore Street
51 Fore Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,421,000 is 13.9% below the 2025 sale of £1,650,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£639/sq ft) was about 147.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for a basement excavation is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £1,650,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
51 Fore Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 February 2035
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Planning history
An application for a basement excavation is currently awaiting a decision.
7 applications on record at 51 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
2 live now- Jun 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Replacement roof top room and parapet handrail, window on south east elevation and pitched roof on existing ground floor extension on north west elevation
- Council
- 10/1690/P
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/2045/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- BasementDec 2025Decision
- BasementDec 2025Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51 Fore Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.
£1,650,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2025Most recent
£1,650,000
+135.7%over 18 years31 May 2007
£700,000
+197.9%over 7 years19 August 1999
£235,000
+19.0%29 June 1999
£197,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HW: £417,500 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in EX3 0HW
58 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Apr 2021
£350,00057 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Mar 2021
£535,00052 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Dec 2018
£765,00056a, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Oct 2018
£417,50049 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Nov 2000
£97,000
Versus other Fore Street homes
51 Fore Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,875
Street avg £2,884
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
22/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Topsham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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