18 Chester Close, Exeter, EX4 2EJ
About 18 Chester Close
18 Chester Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 2EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 115.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £306,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
18 Chester Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2026Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion, including installation of 3x rooflights and 1x window to gable end.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1704/FUL
- Oct 2025RenovationOutlineIn report
Install 3x roof light, one on east and two on west roof elevations.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0809/LPD
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- 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.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£306,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£306,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 2EJ: £300,000 (2022–2016).
Everything we know about 18 Chester Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chester Close homes
18 Chester Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,186
Street avg £2,842
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Peterborough Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Exwick Heights Primary School. 15 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
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB