12 Abbots Road, Exeter, EX4 7AN
About 12 Abbots Road
12 Abbots Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 7AN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 106 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 128.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £418,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Abbots Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
33applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Abbots Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.
£418,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2022Most recent
£418,000
+30.6%over 4 years10 November 2017
£320,000
+310.3%over 18 years16 September 1999
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 7AN: £285,000 (2023–2020).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Abbots Road homes
12 Abbots Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,943
Street avg £2,617
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Elmside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School. 28 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB