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16 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
178 m²
1916 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 16 Hillsborough Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Hillsborough Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 sits 301.7% above the 1999 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm. At 178 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 22 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Hillsborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Hillsborough Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

58applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Hillsborough Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£482,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£120,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 1999Most recent

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6BW: £415,000 (2024–2019).

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Everything we know about 16 Hillsborough Avenue, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Hillsborough Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Hillsborough Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£674

Street avg £2,290

Strongly below

Floor Area

178 m²

Street avg 155 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Blackall Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX4 6BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX4 6BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX4 6BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.