Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
School House, Dunsford Road, Exeter, EX4 1LF
1 planning record
Estimated value
£462,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£337,700)+37%
- Against EX4 1LF's recent median (£461,000)0%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 3
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£462,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£337,700)+37%
- Against EX4 1LF's recent median (£461,000)0%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for School House is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 1LF. 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
180 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in EX4 1LF
5 sales, median £461,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£337,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1LF: £461,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in EX4 1LF
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for School House, Dunsford Road, Exeter, EX4 1LF. 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
- A planning decision worth checkingIn 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 School House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
School House is a detached house in Exeter (EX4 1LF). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 44), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 36.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £337,700. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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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.
School House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jan 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G3
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
23.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 January 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against School House, Dunsford Road, Exeter, EX4 1LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at School House was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at School House, Dunsford Road, Exeter, EX4 1LF
1decisions19documents6nearby
- Oct 2023FullOutcome in report
Creation of access onto Buddle Lane.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0601/FUL
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Versus other Dunsford Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², School House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,876
Street avg £3,139
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
543/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
First and Last Apartments — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bowhill Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Bowhill Primary SchoolPrimary137m
- Montgomery Primary SchoolPrimary538m
- St Thomas Primary SchoolPrimary661m
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary846m
Nearest stops
- First and Last ApartmentsBus stop24m
- Churchill RoadBus stop68m
- Coleridge RoadBus stop119m
- First and Last ApartmentsBus stop121m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,892 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,115 reports16%
- Shoplifting786 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson520 reports7%
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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 1LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 School House is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 1LF. 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. 1 sale is recorded for School House. 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 School House was lodged in January 2019 at band G and is valid until January 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to School House. 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 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from EX4 1LF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- School House is in council tax band F. 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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