8 Mayflower Avenue, Exeter, EX4 5DS
About 8 Mayflower Avenue
8 Mayflower Avenue is a detached house in Exeter (EX4 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sold May 2021 for £365,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2006ConditionsIn report
Removal of Condition 4 for the occupation of self contained annexe by a family member or staff at lower ground floor level (Ref 04/0565/03 granted 28 May 2004)
- Council
- 04/0565/03
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/0363/CONR
- May 2004AnnexFullIn report
Alterations to provide self contained annexe at lower ground floor level
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/0565/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Mayflower Avenue
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Mayflower Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2021Most recent
£365,000
+82.5%over 18 years3 January 2003
£200,000
+66.7%over 1 year30 January 2001
£120,000
+41.2%over 2 years6 July 1998
£85,000
+21.4%over 1 year5 August 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 5DS: £422,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX4 5DS
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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 Mayflower Avenue homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Mayflower Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,578
Street avg £2,778
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Pensylvania Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Stoke Hill Junior School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB