1 Library Cottages, Isleworth Road, Exeter, EX4 1RG
About 1 Library Cottages
1 Library Cottages is a property in Exeter (EX4 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 96 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 78.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 19.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Library Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Library Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Library Cottages
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
1 Library Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 78.8% per year over 1 year.
£295,000
Growth on file: 78.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 January 2016Most recent
£295,000
+78.8%21 September 2015
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1RG: £290,000 (2023–2022).
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£280,000102 Isleworth Road, Exeter, EX4 1RG
Sold Apr 2023
£307,50092 Isleworth Road, Exeter, EX4 1RG
Sold Nov 2022
£320,0001 Barley Mews, Isleworth Road, Exeter, EX4 1RG
Sold Nov 2022
£290,000
Everything we know about 1 Library Cottages, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Isleworth Road homes
1 Library Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,073
Street avg £3,160
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Prescot Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School. 16 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB