Babylon House, Wrefords Lane, Exeter, EX4 5BS
About Babylon House
Babylon House is a seven-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 18.9% above the 2024 sale price. Last sale on file: £560,000 in July 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Babylon House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Babylon House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Babylon 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
Latest sale on Babylon House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 5BS: £370,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in EX4 5BS
Everything we know about Babylon 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 Wrefords Lane homes
Babylon House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,171
Street avg £3,316
Floor Area
258 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Wrefords Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Thomas Hall School. 11 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB