St Annes Well Brewery, Flat 8, Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
About St Annes Well Brewery
St Annes Well Brewery is a detached house in Exeter (EX4 3ET). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 141 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across St Annes Well Brewery (35–141 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (21 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, change of use to residential, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
St Annes Well Brewery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2011SubdivisionHeritageIn report
Internal and external alterations to facilitate 1 self contained flat
- Agent
- BPL Architecture
- Council
- 10/1334/07
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1883/LBC
- Jan 2011Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from mixed use development to one self contained flat within tower warehouse
- Agent
- BPL Architecture
- Council
- 10/1336/03
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1881/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
St Annes Well Brewery has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 3ET: £112,500 (2024–2018).
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 5, 17 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Nov 2021
£112,500Bridge House, Flat 2, 17 Lower North Street, Exeter, EX4 3ET
Sold Dec 2018
£111,000
Versus other Lower North Street homes
EPC Rating for St Annes Well Brewery lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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








