16 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
About 16 Hillsborough Avenue
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Hillsborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Hillsborough Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
58applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Hillsborough Avenue
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
16 Hillsborough Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1999Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6BW: £415,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in EX4 6BW
21 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Dec 2024
£415,0008 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Dec 2024
£650,0004 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Oct 2023
£630,000Flat 1, 5 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Sept 2020
£217,000Top Flat, 3 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Jul 2019
£115,000
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.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Hillsborough Avenue homes
16 Hillsborough Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£674
Street avg £2,290
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB