Christmas Cottage, The Avenue, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PX
About Christmas Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2019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
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Christmas Cottage.
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- ARA Architecture
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1137/FUL
- Aug 2017ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- ARA Architecture
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1138/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Christmas Cottage
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
Christmas Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2016Most recent
£345,000
+68.3%over 14 years30 May 2002
£205,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in EX3 0PX: £307,500 (2025–2002).
Everything we know about Christmas Cottage, 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 The Avenue homes
Price per m² for Christmas Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,883
Street avg £5,072
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
Exton Village — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Lympstone Church of England Primary School. 4 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB