5 Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
About 5 Glenthorne Road
5 Glenthorne Road is a detached house in Exeter (EX4 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 17.8% below the 2022 sale of £450,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and window in side elevation.
- Agent
- Simon Spencer MCIAT
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0202/FUL
- Jan 2003FullIn report
Alterations to roof to include dormer windows on front and rear elevations.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/1731/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Glenthorne Road
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
5 Glenthorne Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 26 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
+95.7%over 17 years16 November 2005
£230,000
+283.3%over 8 years1 May 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 4QU: £390,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in EX4 4QU
10 Dennysmead Court, Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
Sold Sept 2022
£475,0007 Dennysmead Court, Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
Sold Apr 2022
£295,0008 Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
Sold Sept 2020
£445,0007 Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
Sold Feb 2019
£390,00010 Glenthorne Road, Exeter, EX4 4QU
Sold Jul 2018
£380,000
Everything we know about 5 Glenthorne Road, 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

Versus other Glenthorne Road homes
On years held, 5 Glenthorne Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,688
Street avg £3,663
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Lower Argyll Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thomas Hall School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB