Applehay, Halsfordwood Lane, Nadderwater, Exeter, EX4 2LD

Applehay is a four-bedroom detached house in Nadderwater, Exeter, Exeter (EX4 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 31.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £570,000.