Model Cottage, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
About Model Cottage
Model Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Poltimore, Exeter, Exeter (EX4 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Model Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Model Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Model Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 0AT: £356,500 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in EX4 0AT
Greenway Cottage, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
Sold Jun 2023
£350,000Oakhayes, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
Sold Dec 2021
£625,000The Limes, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
Sold Apr 2010
£356,500Kilmore House, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
Sold Jan 2008
£605,000Roseland Cottage, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AT
Sold Sept 2005
£317,500
Everything we know about Model Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
Model Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 31 (F)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Westclyst Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB