Old Copse, Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
About Old Copse
Old Copse is a five-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 9HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 376 m² (around 4047 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2019) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
At 376 m² the property is well over the postcode median (278 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 137.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £1,500,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Copse has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Copse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£1,500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 9HQ: £475,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in EX4 9HQ
Badgers Rest, Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
Sold Jun 2021
£825,0002 Lucombe Gardens, Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,150,00011 Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
Sold Nov 2020
£450,0001 Lucombe Gardens, Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
Sold Oct 2018
£475,000Peterhayes, The Coach House, Park Lane, Exeter, EX4 9HQ
Sold Mar 2018
£595,000
Everything we know about Old Copse, in one report
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Versus other Park Lane homes
Price per m² for Old Copse runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,989
Street avg £2,242
Floor Area
376 m²
Street avg 231 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 13 years
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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
Park Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westclyst Community Primary School. 11 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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB