Bottom Flat, 21 Maple Road, Exeter, EX4 1BN
About Bottom Flat
Bottom Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 670.5% above the 1995 sale of £36,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 81.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 August 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Bottom Flat has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bottom Flat was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£36,600
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 1995Most recent
£36,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1BN: £265,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Maple Road homes
On price per m², Bottom Flat runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£370
Street avg £2,507
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
543/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cambridge Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Montgomery Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







