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Christmas Cottage, The Avenue, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PX

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1288 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Christmas Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Exton, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0PX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1288 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 39.7% above the 2016 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Christmas Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Christmas Cottage, The Avenue, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Christmas Cottage.

  1. Aug 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Agent
    ARA Architecture
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    17/1137/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2017
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Agent
    ARA Architecture
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    17/1138/LBC
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Christmas Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£482,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£345,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2016Most recent

    £345,000

    +68.3%over 14 years
  2. 30 May 2002

    £205,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in EX3 0PX: £307,500 (2025–2002).

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On the street

Versus other The Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Christmas Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,883

Street avg £5,072

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.

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

Exton Village — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Lympstone Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX3 0PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX3 0PX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX3 0PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Christmas Cottage, The Avenue, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.