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8 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BU

Semi-detachedFreehold75 m² · EPC
Last sale£160,000Dec 2009 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Exeter semi-detached prices£276,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CSep 2009
1MapN ↑121 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1Radon: Testing advised

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BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC C

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Price

If it moved with Exeter semi-detached prices

£276,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Dec 2009£160,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
2 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUJun 2026£115,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2A Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUJul 2023£145,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
20 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BXSep 2021£270,000Semi-detachedFreehold
12 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUApr 2021£262,500Semi-detachedFreehold
Trelawney Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BXJul 2020£177,000Semi-detachedFreehold
16 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BXAug 2015£192,500Semi-detachedFreehold
7 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUJan 2010£170,000TerracedFreehold
8 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUDec 2009£160,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
2 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUMar 2006£77,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2A Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUAug 2003£80,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUJun 2003£130,000TerracedFreehold
19 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BXFeb 1999£45,500TerracedFreehold
7 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BUSep 1998£45,761TerracedFreehold
16 Kipling Drive, Exeter, EX2 5BXDec 1997£49,950Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC C

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EPC · Sep 2009

Floor area
75 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1976-1982
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Sep 2009

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 79.9%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 385

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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