5 Croft Chase, Exeter, EX4 1TB
About 5 Croft Chase
5 Croft Chase is a three-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 1TB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold June 2021 for £390,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2020AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendments sought on planning approval ref. 19/0132/FUL to change driveway and lawn to gravel finish and to remove planting by Eastern boundary.
- Council
- 19/0132/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1134/NMA
- Apr 2019RenovationFullIn report
Raised platform in rear garden, vehicle access gate and various other alterations.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0132/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Croft Chase
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Croft Chase was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 9 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£390,000
+77.3%over 9 years26 January 2012
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 1TB: £316,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 5 Croft Chase, 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
Versus other Croft Chase homes
EPC Rating for 5 Croft Chase lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,535
Street avg £3,553
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.6 km
Bowhill Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB