Danes House, Flat 1, Castle Mount, Exeter, EX4 4JW
About Danes House
Danes House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 4JW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Danes House, where floor areas span 34–57 m². Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sold April 2021 for £165,000. 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 28 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Danes House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory on west elevation
- Agent
- Anglian Home Improvements
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/1089/FUL
- Nov 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
The felling of three trees and the pruning of one treeTree No. Species Works3 Elm Fell4 Ash Crown reduce by up to on
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/1619/TPO
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2021Most recent
£165,000
+41.0%over 3 years1 May 2017
£117,000
-10.0%over 13 years19 April 2004
£130,000
+202.7%over 5 years29 June 1998
£42,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 4JW: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about Danes 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 Castle Mount homes
Danes House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,731
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.6 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
0.3 km
Perry Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Exeter College. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB