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5 Drews Close, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QR

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Drews Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Drews Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Starcross, Exeter, Exeter (EX6 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 68% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £215,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • GarageEn bloc
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Drews Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Drews Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Drews Close, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Drews Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Drews Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Drews Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£215,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2021Most recent

    £215,000

    +13.2%over 3 years

  2. 15 December 2017

    £190,000

    +111.2%over 15 years

  3. 16 May 2002

    £89,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX6 8QR: £138,000 (2017–2001).

On the street

Versus other Drews Close homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Drews Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,209

Street avg £1,792

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Drews Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£270k

1 Brunel Road, Starcross

EX6 8QJ

3 bed1 bath
£304k

1 Barley Walk, Starcross

EX6 8SE

3 bed2 bath
£305k

1 Cofford Cottages, Starcross

EX6 8RR

3 bed1 bath
£356k

1 Brownlees, Exminster

EX6 8SW

3 bed2 bath
£395k

1 Berrybrook Meadow, Exminster

EX6 8UB

3 bed2 bath
£243k

1 Buckland Walk, Exminster

EX6 8TS

2 bed
£256k

1 Berry Cottages, Exminster

EX6 8DX

2 bed1 bath
£229k

1 Bonhay Road, Starcross

EX6 8NZ

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.
Full Exeter report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Starcross Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX6 8QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX6 8QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX6 8QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Drews Close, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.