3 Eaton House, Exwick Hill, Exeter, EX4 2AQ

3 Eaton House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (57–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 67). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 155.2% above the 2003 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).