57 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
About 57 Fore Street
57 Fore Street is a mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £535,000 in March 2021. 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 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 79.9% 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 performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
57 Fore Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2014ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension to create new cloakroom with WC within enclosed courtyard.
- Agent
- John Hart Architectural Design Concept
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/1574/LBC
- Jun 2014HeritageIn report
Wall mounted sign
- Agent
- John Hart Architectural Design Concept
- Council
- 14/0511/P
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0583/LBC
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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 at least doubled since 2012.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 9 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2021Most recent
£535,000
+33.8%over 1 year15 July 2019
£400,000
+6.7%over 5 years3 October 2013
£375,000
+63.0%over 1 year27 September 2012
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0HW: £417,500 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in EX3 0HW
51 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Oct 2025
£1,650,00058 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HW
Sold Apr 2021
£350,00052 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
Everything we know about 57 Fore Street, 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
EPC Rating for 57 Fore Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,963
Street avg £3,612
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.0 km
Topsham Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Topsham School. 5 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB