The Chestnuts, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
About The Chestnuts
The Chestnuts is a four-bedroom detached house in Ebford, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0QP). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £976,000 is 18.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Chestnuts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2013FullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and store and construction of double garage with playroom above.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/1394/FUL
- Jun 2013FullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and store and construction of double garage with playroom above.
- Agent
- CAPCAD LTD
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0976/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Chestnuts
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
The Chestnuts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£976,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 11 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2016Most recent
£825,000
+65.3%over 10 years15 September 2005
£499,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX3 0QP: £580,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in EX3 0QP
Ebford House, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
Sold Aug 2024
£1,500,000Long Orchard, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
Sold Jul 2022
£910,000Greenbanks, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
Sold Jun 2021
£580,000Russets, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
Sold May 2021
£490,000Dovedale, Old Ebford Lane, Ebford, Exeter, EX3 0QP
Sold Dec 2019
£385,000
Everything we know about The Chestnuts, 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 Old Ebford Lane homes
EPC Rating for The Chestnuts lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,767
Street avg £3,263
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Ebford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB