3 Ship House, The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
About 3 Ship House
3 Ship House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sold February 2021 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
External and internal alterations
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/1096/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2021Most recent
£270,000
+8.0%over 2 years25 July 2018
£250,000
7 July 2013
£250,000
+63.9%over 7 years29 June 2006
£152,500
+45.2%over 1 year15 November 2004
£105,000
+30.4%over 2 years22 November 2001
£80,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0JB: £300,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in EX3 0JB
8 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Sold Aug 2024
£300,0007 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Sold Jun 2023
£425,0001 Ship House, The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Sold Jun 2019
£182,5009 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Sold Mar 2015
£312,5001 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Sold Apr 2014
£440,000
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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 The Strand homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Ship House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,576
Street avg £4,934
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.1 km
Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Topsham School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB