Bridge House, Flat 5, 17 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
About Bridge House
Bridge House is a mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 3ET). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2021 for £112,500. 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 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bridge House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
19applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Bridge House
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
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Sales history & valuation
Bridge House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£112,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2021Most recent
£112,500
+50.0%over 19 years25 July 2002
£75,000
+108.3%over 1 year21 May 2001
£36,000
+38.5%over 1 year18 July 1999
£26,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 3ET: £195,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in EX4 3ET
3 St Annes Well Mews, Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Apr 2024
£200,000Bridge House, Flat 3, 17 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Feb 2024
£100,000Flat 1, 9 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Sept 2022
£275,000Bridge House, Flat 2, 17 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Dec 2018
£111,000Flat 2, 16 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Nov 2017
£195,000
Everything we know about Bridge House, 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 Lower North Street homes
EPC Rating for Bridge House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,961
Street avg £6,746
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB