23 Elton Road, Exeter, EX4 7AT

23 Elton Road is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 56% above the 2009 sale of £237,150. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm.