1 Abbey Road, Exeter, EX4 7BG
About 1 Abbey Road
1 Abbey Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 135 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 38.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015.
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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
Energy performance
1 Abbey Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension, detached garage and raised boundary wall.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/0199/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 14 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2015Most recent
£242,000
+101.7%over 14 years24 May 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 7BG: £337,000 (2021–2019).
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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 Abbey Road homes
1 Abbey Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,793
Street avg £2,063
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
St. Mark's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ladysmith Junior 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB