9 Croft Chase, Exeter, EX4 1TB

9 Croft Chase is a four-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 1TB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 51% above the 2016 sale of £267,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.