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8 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
207 m²
2228 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Hillsborough Avenue

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

8 Hillsborough Avenue is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 22.2% below the 2024 sale of £650,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 22 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £650,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Hillsborough Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from May 2014
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Hillsborough Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

58applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • 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.

Latest sale on 8 Hillsborough Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£506,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£650,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2024Most recent

    £650,000

    +94.0%over 19 years
  2. 5 May 2005

    £335,000

    +26.4%over 2 years
  3. 21 July 2002

    £265,000

    +217.4%over 5 years
  4. 24 September 1996

    £83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6BW: £217,000 (2024–2017).

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Everything we know about 8 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
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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.

8 Hillsborough Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,140

Street avg £2,114

Strongly above

Floor Area

207 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 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 8 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.