5 Sylvan Road, Exeter, EX4 6EW
About 5 Sylvan Road
5 Sylvan Road is a mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6EW). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £595,000. 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
5 Sylvan Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Sylvan Road 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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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Sylvan Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 27 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£595,000
+27.4%over 2 years30 November 2020
£467,000
+413.5%over 25 years2 July 1995
£90,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6EW: £500,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 5 Sylvan Road, 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
Price per m² for 5 Sylvan Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,814
Street avg £2,607
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Sylvan Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School. 25 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB