Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Drakes Road, Exeter, EX4 1BQ
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£276,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£232,500)+19%
- Against EX4 1BQ's recent median (£240,000)+15%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
838 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.
Our estimate
£276,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£232,500)+19%
- Against EX4 1BQ's recent median (£240,000)+15%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Drakes Road is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 1BQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2009
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in EX4 1BQ
5 sales, median £240,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Drakes Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
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).
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Drakes Road, Exeter, EX4 1BQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Drakes Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £276,000 is 18.7% 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.
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
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 July 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Drakes Road, Exeter, EX4 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Drakes Road has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Drakes Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
543/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Montgomery Primary SchoolPrimary185m
- St Thomas Primary SchoolPrimary343m
- Bowhill Primary SchoolPrimary505m
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary734m
Nearest stops
- The Lucombe OakBus stop83m
- PrecinctBus stop165m
- Cambridge StreetBus stop183m
- Railway StationBus stop246m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,892 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,115 reports16%
- Shoplifting786 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson520 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX4 1BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Drakes Road is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 1BQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 1 Drakes Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Drakes Road was lodged in July 2009 at band E and expired in July 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Drakes Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from EX4 1BQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Drakes Road is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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