38 Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AW

38 Cowick Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. At 100 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (31–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in July 2005. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 31.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.