1a Hampton Buildings, Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6SR
About 1a Hampton Buildings
1a Hampton Buildings is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 6SR). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 48.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 99.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (June 2012).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1a Hampton Buildings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension and provision of dormer windows on front and rear elevations
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/0749/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1a Hampton Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 8 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2012Most recent
£250,000
+74.8%over 7 years23 September 2004
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6SR: £121,301 (2023–1997).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Blackboy Road homes
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £1,889
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
Sorry Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB