4 Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6SG
About 4 Blackboy Road
4 Blackboy Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £546,000 in October 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
4 Blackboy Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
- Jun 2023HMOAmendmentIn report
House in multiple occupation for six people (C4 use)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0570/LED
- Sept 2004Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from shop (Class A1) to residential accommodation (Class C3) on ground floor and installation of windows on front elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/0528/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Blackboy Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£546,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2023Most recent
£546,000
+188.9%over 19 years22 March 2004
£189,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6SG: £110,000 (2023–2013).
Everything we know about 4 Blackboy 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 Blackboy Road homes
4 Blackboy Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Sorry Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB