2 Centre Cottages, Whitestone, Exeter, EX4 2LA
About 2 Centre Cottages
2 Centre Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitestone, Exeter, Exeter (EX4 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £460,175. 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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2010DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing garage and porch and erection of extension to rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01628/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 12 years.
£460,175
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£460,175
+63.8%over 12 years13 August 2009
£281,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in EX4 2LA: £434,000 (2016–1998).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.4 km
Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Exwick Heights Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB