Terraced 3 sales on record

38 DRYDEN ROAD

EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS

£202,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Dryden Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Wonford Garage	0.1 miles
University	St Luke's Campus	0.9 miles
Train station	Polsloe Bridge	1.1 miles
Hospital	Dawlish Community Hospital	9.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

65 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£202,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,108/m²

Local average

£327,992 (63 sales)

Street crime

249 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 31/03/2025

Expiry date: 30/03/2035

Current heating cost: £666/year

Potential heating cost: £595/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,675

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/03/2026	£202,000	Terraced	0%	£201,369 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	31/05/2023	£202,000	Terraced	+27.4%	£198,678 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	29/05/2015	£158,500	Terraced	—	£224,718 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
11 CORONATION ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BZ	£190,000	19/12/2025	Terraced
65 HOKER ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5HX	£250,000	23/05/2025	Terraced
25 CORONATION ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BZ	£245,000	06/12/2023	Terraced
22 BOVEMOORS LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BP	£242,000	28/11/2023	Terraced
88 WONFORD STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DF	£248,000	14/11/2023	Terraced
12 KENT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DH	£295,000	19/09/2023	Terraced
1 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG	£266,000	21/07/2023	Terraced
14 BROWNING CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6ND	£160,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
23 LUDWELL LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5LU	£178,000	09/06/2023	Terraced
2 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6DJ	£242,000	24/03/2023	Terraced
128 BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6NB	£355,000	17/03/2023	Terraced
9 ST LOYES TERRACE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DD	£250,000	21/12/2022	Terraced
77 HOKER ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5JA	£267,000	20/12/2022	Terraced
4 LISA CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5JB	£265,000	11/11/2022	Terraced
7 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG	£330,000	30/06/2022	Terraced
20 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS	£235,000	24/06/2022	Terraced
2 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG	£257,500	07/06/2022	Terraced
32 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS	£205,000	07/06/2022	Terraced
15 BROWNING CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6ND	£235,000	24/03/2022	Terraced
35 WONFORD STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DQ	£236,000	11/02/2022	Terraced

Area average: £247,575 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
East Grove Road, Exeter	£400,000	2	Terraced	0.89 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 27.3%

10y growth 56%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Exeter. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -1.6%

5y (index) 11.8%

10y (index) 36.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Exeter. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,185/mo

Realistic £1,317/mo

Optimistic £1,449/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Exeter.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Exeter: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Barrack Road, EX2	£1,395/mo	2	0.57 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,395/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.69%

Max investor price (0.8%) £174,375

Target investor price (1%) £139,500

Gross yield 8.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 12.1×

Monthly cashflow £435/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 8.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	108
Anti-social behaviour	40
Criminal damage and arson	23
Shoplifting	20
Public order	14
Other theft	12
Burglary	10
Drugs	7
Other crime	4
Vehicle crime	4
Bicycle theft	3
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	1
Total incidents	249

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Chestnut Nursery	Nursery	0.2 miles	Good — 10 Jan 2018
Wynstream Primary School Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 9 Feb 2020
Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School	Other	0.3 miles	Good — 27 Oct 2012
Woodwater Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 6 May 2024
Exeter School	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)

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# 38 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS

## Property details

- Slug: `2a9466c` (address key hash: `2a9466c9507fe52d90e024784dc9680eb39f6f92`)
- Postcode: EX2 5BS
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 65 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £202,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,108/m²
- Local average: £327,992 (63 sales)
- Street crime: 249 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £202,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 30/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £666/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,675

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0320-2539-9470-2675-3831)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £202,000 | Terraced | 0% | £201,369 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-00b0-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2023-05-31 | £202,000 | Terraced | +27.4% | £198,678 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ffa361da-aa43-8a03-e053-4804a8c01f61) |
| Sold | 2015-05-29 | £158,500 | Terraced | — | £224,718 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8fa7831f-691d-40b9-b2be-c115d0cefd88) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS | £202,000 | 13/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 38 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS | £202,000 | 31/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS | £158,500 | 29/05/2015 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 CORONATION ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BZ | £190,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 65 HOKER ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5HX | £250,000 | 23/05/2025 | Terraced |
| 25 CORONATION ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BZ | £245,000 | 06/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 BOVEMOORS LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BP | £242,000 | 28/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 88 WONFORD STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DF | £248,000 | 14/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 KENT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DH | £295,000 | 19/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 1 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG | £266,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 14 BROWNING CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6ND | £160,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 LUDWELL LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5LU | £178,000 | 09/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6DJ | £242,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 128 BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6NB | £355,000 | 17/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 ST LOYES TERRACE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DD | £250,000 | 21/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 77 HOKER ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5JA | £267,000 | 20/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 LISA CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5JB | £265,000 | 11/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG | £330,000 | 30/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS | £235,000 | 24/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 DRAYCOTT CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DG | £257,500 | 07/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 DRYDEN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5BS | £205,000 | 07/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 BROWNING CLOSE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 6ND | £235,000 | 24/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 35 WONFORD STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5DQ | £236,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £247,575 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [East Grove Road, Exeter](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/520d22b) | £400,000 | 2 | Terraced | 0.89 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 27.3%
- **10y growth:** 56%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Exeter; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Exeter). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,185/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,317/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,449/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Exeter (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Barrack Road, EX2 | £1,395/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,395/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.69% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £174,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £139,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,395/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £435/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 8.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 108 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **249** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Chestnut Nursery | Nursery | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2018 |
| Wynstream Primary School Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Feb 2020 |
| Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Oct 2012 |
| Woodwater Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 6 May 2024 |
| Exeter School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |