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Get startedBracken is a five-bedroom detached house in Lympstone, Exmouth, Exmouth (EX8 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £983,000 is 17.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 101.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Bracken ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Council records include a two-storey extension at Bracken.
Erection of replacement dwelling and alterations to access.
Latest sale on Bracken was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£983,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 9 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 9 years.
On epc rating, Bracken stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,922
Street avg £3,564
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Saddlers Arms — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
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Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
19 May 2014Most recent
£835,000
+13.6%over 3 years4 January 2011
£735,000
+145.0%over 5 years31 January 2005
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX8 5LE: £475,000 (2025–2017).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
EX8 5SY
Closest school
0.4 km
Lympstone Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
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