53 Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6TB
About 53 Blackboy Road
53 Blackboy Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 is 24.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
53 Blackboy Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Blackboy Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
58applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 53 Blackboy Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 53 Blackboy Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2017Most recent
£555,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6TB: £260,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in EX4 6TB
Everything we know about 53 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
53 Blackboy Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,478
Street avg £1,910
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Henrys Bar — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ladysmith Junior School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB