1 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3AJ
About 1 Bartholomew Street West
1 Bartholomew Street West is a semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 127.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 48.2% below the 2021 sale of £490,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 151.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2019HMOHeritageIn report
Change of use to form HMO with studio and minor internal alterations
- Agent
- Oliver Salter
- Council
- 19/1444/FUL
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1445/LBC
- Dec 2019HMOFullIn report
Change of use to form HMO with studio and minor internal alterations
- Agent
- Oliver Salter
- Council
- 19/1445/LBC
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1444/FUL
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Bartholomew Street West
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2020.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 127.9% per year over 1 year.
£490,000
Growth on file: 127.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£490,000
+127.9%over 12 months24 January 2020
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 3AJ: £190,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in EX4 3AJ
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Sold Jul 2022
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Sold Jun 2021
£1,250,0002 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3AJ
Sold Jun 2021
£450,000Bartholomew House, Flat 6, Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3AJ
Sold Mar 2020
£190,000Westgate House, Upper Maisonette, Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3AJ
Sold Mar 2019
£200,000
Everything we know about 1 Bartholomew Street West, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St David's CofE Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB