3a, Chester Close, Exeter, EX4 2EJ

3a is a detached house in Exeter (EX4 2EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 785 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 52.7% above the 2009 sale of £203,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2018. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).