Cauleston House, Flat 2, Cauleston Close, Exmouth, EX8 3LY

Cauleston House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Exmouth (EX8 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position. At 63 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Cauleston House, where floor areas span 60–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 140.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.