Flat 4, 7 Morton Crescent, Exmouth, EX8 1BE

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exmouth (EX8 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–55 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 (53 versus a best of 69). Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 366.7% above the 1995 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 73.6% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).