1 Drakes Road, Exeter, EX4 1BQ
About 1 Drakes Road
1 Drakes Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 838 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold September 2018 for £232,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 19.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Drakes Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Drakes Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Drakes Road
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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Sales history & valuation
1 Drakes Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 22 years.
£232,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2018Most recent
£232,500
+34.4%over 4 years31 August 2014
£173,000
+53.2%over 12 years4 July 2002
£112,950
+128.2%over 3 years16 June 1999
£49,500
+9.3%over 2 years23 December 1996
£45,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1BQ: £240,000 (2025–2016).
Everything we know about 1 Drakes 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
Versus other Drakes Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Drakes Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,985
Street avg £2,460
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB