Fern Cottage, Kenn, Exeter, EX6 7UG

Fern Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Kenn, Exeter, Exeter (EX6 7UG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Exeter HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 23.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.