Elmbrook House, New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4LA
About Elmbrook House
Elmbrook House is a 11-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £634,000 sits 71.4% above the 2015 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms11
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Elmbrook House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Cypress - Remove
- Agent
- Hellier Ridley LTD
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 18/1488/CAT
- Jun 2016HMOFullIn report
Change of use from Residential Institution (11 bed HMO) to HMO (8 bed) and 54 sq.m. of A2 (Financial & Professional Services) floor space at ground floor level
- Agent
- Highfield
- Council
- 16/0213/05
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0215/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Elmbrook House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Elmbrook House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£634,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 2015Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 4LA: £198,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in EX4 4LA
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Sold Oct 2023
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Sold Oct 2022
£195,0007 Brookfield Mews, New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4LA
Sold Jun 2018
£220,0001 Brookfield Mews, New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4LA
Sold Aug 2017
£216,0006 Brookfield Mews, New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4LA
Sold Jul 2016
£192,500
Everything we know about Elmbrook House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Imperial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Exeter College. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB