159 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AT

159 Fore Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 6th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 84).

Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 19.3% below the 2011 sale of £270,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£612/sq ft) was about 113% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).