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1 MATFORD ROAD

EXETER, DEVON EX2 4PE

5 beds 663 m² Listed 2 Oct 2024 (-656d)

£3,500,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

663 m²

Council tax band

G

EPC rating

A

Last sold

£3,000,000 May 2025

Price per m²

£5,279/m²

Local average

£651,471 (+437.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (30,869 of 33,755)

Street crime

746 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas central
Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes
Listed property
No

Description

A stunning, spacious and highly specified new home in the centre of Exeter's premier residential district

• Around 7,000 sq ft on 0.7 acre plot
• Reception Hall, family room, tv room, home office, sitting room/kitchen/ dining room, utility room, cloakroom
• Penthouse style principal bedroom with en suite bathroom and 2 dressing rooms and balcony
• 4 further bedroom suites each with its own bathroom and dressing area
• Second floor entertaining terrace with servery
• Internal lift
• Views out of the city
• Spectacular outdoor entertaining terrace with swim pond
• Private gardens with mature trees, walkways, lawn
• Triple garage
• Driveway and parking for multiple cars
• Secure and private setting in the centre of the city

Listed by

Exeter

Jackson-Stops & Staff

Reference: 153249767

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: A

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 08/05/2018

Expiry date: 07/05/2028

Current heating cost: £1,300/year

Potential heating cost: £1,292/year

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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Floorplan

EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 30/05/2025 (1 year ago) £3,000,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
10 LYNDHURST ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PA £2,950,000 03/09/2025 Detached
Same street WESTERING MATFORD ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PE £10,000 12/09/2023 Other
THE LYNDONS 3 LYNDHURST ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PT £1,700,000 19/10/2022 Detached
18 MATFORD AVENUE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PW £1,005,500 13/06/2022 Detached
PENTON LYNDHURST ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4NX £1,100,000 09/06/2022 Detached
22 LYNDHURST ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PA £450,000 14/04/2022 Detached
LATCHETTS DEEPDENE PARK, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PH £1,100,000 14/03/2022 Detached
36 MARLBOROUGH ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4TJ £835,000 14/12/2021 Detached
54 WEST GROVE ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4LU £350,000 13/10/2021 Detached
Same street LAHILL MATFORD ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PE £1,310,000 24/09/2021 Detached

Street average: £660,000 (2 sales)

Area average: £1,186,313 (8 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 25.8%
10y growth 51.3%

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

1y (index) -1.5%
5y (index) 11.7%
10y (index) 34%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,183/mo
Realistic £1,314/mo
Optimistic £1,445/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Exeter.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Exeter: £1,296/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View EX2 4PE

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Matford Lane 0.1 miles
Bus stop Victoria Park Road 0.1 miles
Hospital Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre 0.1 miles
Hospital Nuffield Hospital 0.2 miles
Shop Magdalen Cheese & Provisions 0.3 miles
Shop The Grocer on the Green 0.3 miles
University St Luke's Campus 0.3 miles
Train station Marsh Barton 0.9 miles
Train station Exeter Central 0.9 miles
University Exeter University Department of Drama 1.3 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 262
Anti-social behaviour 166
Shoplifting 75
Public order 50
Criminal damage and arson 42
Other theft 41
Drugs 24
Vehicle crime 22
Burglary 21
Bicycle theft 13
Other crime 12
Possession of weapons 9
Robbery 5
Theft from the person 4
Total incidents 746

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
Magdalen Court School Other 0.0 miles Requires improvement — 19 Jan 2023
Atkinson Secure Children's Home Other 0.2 miles — (No rating)
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC) Primary 0.2 miles Outstanding — 25 Mar 2015
Exeter School Other 0.3 miles — (No rating)
The Maynard School Other 0.4 miles — (No rating)

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.04%
Max investor price (0.8%) £164,250
Target investor price (1%) £131,400
  • 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).