42 Main Road, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8HS
About 42 Main Road
42 Main Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Pinhoe, Exeter, Exeter (EX4 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 59.4% above the 2016 sale of £335,000. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
42 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025RenovationFullIn report
Raising of garage roof and external alterations.
- Agent
- Steve Tapp Technical Solutions
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1523/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Main Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2016Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 8HS: £250,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in EX4 8HS
Everything we know about 42 Main 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Main Road homes
42 Main Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,831
Street avg £2,373
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.0 km
Oak Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB