3 Elmdon Close, Exeter, EX4 6HH

3 Elmdon Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 6HH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 75 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 166% above the 2000 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 53.8% below the postcode norm.