117 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
About 117 Fore Street
117 Fore Street is a seven-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Heavitree, Exeter, Exeter (EX1 3BR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2018. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2007. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 117 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
- Jun 2007HMOFullOutcome in report
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/0873/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 15 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£360,000
+81.8%over 14 years13 February 2007
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX1 3BR: £300,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in EX1 3BR
147 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
Sold Aug 2025
£330,000111 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
Sold Jul 2025
£300,000First Floor Flat, 113 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
Sold Nov 2023
£175,000155 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
Sold Jul 2023
£275,000145 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 3BR
Sold Feb 2023
£313,000
Versus other Fore Street homes
117 Fore Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,222
Street avg £2,091
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Butts Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







