Flat 3, 20 Imperial Road, Exmouth, EX8 1AU

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exmouth (EX8 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 51 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (34–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £151,000 in March 2024. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.