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17 Nelson Road, Exeter, EX4 1BG

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Nelson Road

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

17 Nelson Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 17.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
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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
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2017from Jul 2012
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Nelson Road, Exeter, EX4 1BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Nelson Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Ground floor single storey rear extension with roof light (1)

    Agent
    Robert Lobb
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    12/1602/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Environmental risk flagged
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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.

17 Nelson Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£280,000

Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 December 2017Most recent

    £280,000

    +86.7%over 5 years

  2. 6 September 2012

    £150,000

    +140.0%over 11 years

  3. 30 November 2000

    £62,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1BG: £295,000 (2025–2021).

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Everything we know about 17 Nelson Road, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Environmental risk flagged
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On the street

Versus other Nelson Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Nelson Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £2,596

On par

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£278k

1 Drakes Road

EX4 1BQ

3 bed1 bath
£417k

1 Croft Chase

EX4 1TB

3 bed1 bath
£257k

1 Clarence Road

EX4 1BL

3 bed
£451k

1 Dunsford Gardens

EX4 1LL

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Antonine Crescent

EX4 1SP

4 bed
£308k

1 Barley Mews, Isleworth Road

EX4 1RG

2 bed2 bath
£265k

1 Emmanuel Road

EX4 1EJ

2 bed2 bath
£260k

1 Clinton Street

EX4 1AX

2 bed
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.
Full Exeter report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Lucombe Oak — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Montgomery Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 EX4 1BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX4 1BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX4 1BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

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 17 Nelson Road, Exeter, EX4 1BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.