What type of property is 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE sell for?

17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE last sold for £137,500 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

The current EPC rating for 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. It has dropped from a B recorded in June 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (377 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX1 2FE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE located?

17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE sits in Exeter. It falls within the EX1 postcode district in Devon.

What is crime like near 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

Police records around 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (68% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

The closest primary school to 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE is St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery (225m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Exeter Mathematics School (583m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE?

The closest bus stop to 17 Acland House, Verney Street, EX1 2FE is Bampfylde Street, 106m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 205m away.

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17 Acland House, Verney Street, Exeter, EX1 2FE

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

35 m²

377 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Acland House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Acland House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX1 2FE). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 24 EPCs). Sold November 2021 for £137,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Acland House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Jun 2011

EPC improved fromB87toC78

Heating System

Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

2%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Acland House, Verney Street, Exeter, EX1 2FE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Acland House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

40 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£143,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£137,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 November 2021Most recent
£137,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX1 2FE: £130,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in EX1 2FE

On the street

Versus other Verney Street homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Acland House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,929

Street avg £2,818

Strongly above

Floor Area

35 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed1 bath

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1 East John Walk

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Exeter report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bampfylde Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX1 2FE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX1 2FE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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