Before you offer on a home at EX13 7AF: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Flood risk from rivers or the sea10% of homes in this postcode are at high and 0% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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In the Blackdown Hills National LandscapeProtected landscape (formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty): planning is stricter for extensions and new building, and some permitted development rights are reduced. Natural England / Natural Resources Wales.
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4 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
What homes cost and rent in Dunkeswell, Upottery & Stockland, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£195k
£150k
£790 a month
4.9%
2 beds
£205k
£183k
£840 a month
4.9%
3 beds
£324k
£256k
£1,100 a month
4.1%
4+ beds
£613k
£497k
£1,700 a month
3.3%
All homes
£306k
£212k
£930 a month
3.6%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places