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 (49 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 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £546,000 in October 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
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Energy performance
4 Blackboy Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 February 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 4 Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6SG
- Sept 2004Change of UseFullOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Blackboy Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£534,000
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).
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
543/mo
Falling 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






