# 5 bedroom detached house for sale (EX2 4PE)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 1 MATFORD ROAD, EXETER, DEVON EX2 4PE |
| Price | £3,500,000 |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Council tax | G |
| Last sold | £3,000,000 May 2025 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** A
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 07/05/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £1,300/year

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0988-2018-7365-5678-8924)

## 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

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/153249767/214349) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/153249767/214350) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 MATFORD ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4PE | £3,000,000 | 30/05/2025 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| 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)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £651,471 (40 Detached, EX2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +437.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,183/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,314/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,445/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,296/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.04% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £164,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £131,400

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £5,279/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 24.4%
- **10y growth:** 50.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

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

## Flood risk

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

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