14a, Sylvan Road, Exeter, EX4 6EW
About 14a
14a is a semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 6EW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 79 m² this is the 15th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–232 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 10.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 39 EPCs). Last sale on file: £215,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
14a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
58applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 14a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 12 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2022Most recent
£215,000
+4.4%over 3 years8 April 2018
£206,000
+87.3%over 8 years7 September 2009
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6EW: £500,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 14a, 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 Sylvan Road homes
On price per m², 14a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,722
Street avg £1,999
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Sylvan Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB