7 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
About 7 Brunel Road
7 Brunel Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Starcross, Exeter, Exeter (EX6 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 952 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 61.8% above the 2012 sale of £170,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
7 Brunel 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Brunel Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension
- Agent
- Archipro Design
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00339/HOU
- Nov 2015ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment (change bi-folding doors on south and west elevations to window on south elevation and french doors on west elevation) to planning permission 15/00915/FUL for single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00910/AMD1
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Sales history & valuation
7 Brunel Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 14 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
3 January 2012Most recent
£170,000
+183.3%over 13 years13 February 1998
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX6 8QJ: £190,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in EX6 8QJ
1 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
Sold Jan 2024
£247,5005 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
Sold Oct 2022
£250,0003 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
Sold Sept 2018
£190,0004 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
Sold Mar 2015
£180,00010 Brunel Road, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QJ
Sold Feb 2012
£179,950
Versus other Brunel Road homes
EPC Rating for 7 Brunel Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,922
Street avg £2,706
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Starcross Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







