5b, Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6SG
About 5b
5b is a mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 11 units on file.
At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 41.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 83.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 March 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
57 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.6% per year over 16 years.
£96,000
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2017Most recent
£96,000
+7.6%over 12 years7 October 2004
£89,250
-28.6%over 3 years16 September 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6SG: £546,000 (2023–2013).
Versus other Blackboy Road homes
5b outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,200
Street avg £1,944
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







