8 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
About 8 Hillsborough Avenue
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
8 Hillsborough Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
8 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 8 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
Latest sale on 8 Hillsborough Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 28 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2024Most recent
£650,000
+94.0%over 19 years5 May 2005
£335,000
+26.4%over 2 years21 July 2002
£265,000
+217.4%over 5 years24 September 1996
£83,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6BW: £217,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in EX4 6BW
21 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Dec 2024
£415,0004 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
£115,000Flat 2, 5 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW
Sold Feb 2016
£155,000
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

Versus other Hillsborough Avenue homes
8 Hillsborough Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,140
Street avg £2,114
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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.
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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