Orchard House, Barley Lane, Exeter, EX4 1TA
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 1TA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £682,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Orchard House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 (TPO 56) - Ash tree (not covered under G2 of Tpo 56, the area this it is in) - Reduce in height by 7 metres, retaining any lateral side branches below this point. (diameter made up to 30cm) Reasons provided by Hywel Davies (Arborist at Exe Tree Care Ltd) - please take this as the written report. - The attached photo of the Ash tree shows the fruiting fungal body ( of which I found three), at 6metres high on the main stem. I have diagnosed the pathogen as Inonotus hispidus. This bark killing pathogen has caused a reasonable amount of dieback in the upper crown. - I would recommend removing the tree, mostly because its is in a wooded group which protects itself like a single entity, developing reaction wood to stresses as years go by. - I do think it is likely that the upper crown will start to fail in the coming years. The clients have children playing this area. The pruning work may even stimulate a healthier crown, but this can be monitored. T2 (T53 on council map) - Turkey Oak - Crown lift over the lawn area only by 1.5 metres (cuts up to 9cm diameter). 3rd order branches removed. Reasons - This is the lowest area over the lawn, so this would help regarding light to the lawn. T3 (part of G2 on council map) - Beech - Crown lift by 1 metre. Reasons the same as T2. T4 (G2) - Beech - Remove the lower lower primary crossing branches. They grow towards the lawn, and cross fairly near to the main stem. Reasons - they are both weakened, but without a too significant diameter cut size to be deemed detrimental pruning. It would also tidy the appearance when viewed from the garden.
- Agent
- Exe Tree Care Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1665/TPO
- Jul 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
The pruning of one treeTree No Species Works T53 Oak Reduce by 30%
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/3001/TPO
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 10 years.
£682,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2021Most recent
£682,000
+71.6%over 10 years7 April 2011
£397,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1TA: £625,000 (2025–2022).
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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
Versus other Barley Lane homes
Orchard House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,727
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Croft Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bowhill Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB