4 Northernhay Street, Exeter, EX4 3ER
About 4 Northernhay Street
4 Northernhay Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £372,500 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Northernhay Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2006RenovationHeritageIn report
External alterations to replace rooflight
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1613/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Northernhay Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 16 years.
£372,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£372,500
+16.4%over 9 years5 December 2011
£320,000
+9.4%over 6 years30 June 2005
£292,500
+42.0%28 January 2005
£206,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 3ER: £242,360 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX4 3ER
Everything we know about 4 Northernhay Street, 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
Versus other Northernhay Street homes
On years held, 4 Northernhay Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,759
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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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
Exe Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St David's CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB