Old School House, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
About Old School House
Old School House is a detached house in Exton, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 84.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £895,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Old School House, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of first floor bedroom extension, ground floor bedroom replacement roof and rear ground floor dining room extension.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1580/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2021Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£940,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 5 years.
£895,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2022Most recent
£895,000
+67.3%over 5 years14 September 2017
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0PQ: £568,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in EX3 0PQ
Rosemount, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
Sold Aug 2024
£568,0002 Wood Cottages, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
Sold Oct 2023
£310,000Holywell, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
Sold Dec 2022
£975,000Coppins, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
Sold May 2022
£1,150,000Raglans, Exmouth Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PQ
Sold Jul 2015
£417,000
Versus other Exmouth Road homes
Old School House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,786
Street avg £3,079
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.1 km
Exmouth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







