23 Devonshire Place, Exeter, EX4 6JA
About 23 Devonshire Place
23 Devonshire Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX4 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £545,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 113 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Devonshire Place has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Poplar - Dismantle in sections to near ground level; T1 Apple - Reduce and thin south easterly limb, thin western aspect; B1 & B2 Bay - Reduce to ground level; T2 Fig - Reduce to top of wall; Reason: G1 - Trees are unsuitable and have become extremely large for location, previous pruning practices have left trees that need to be maintained with escalating costs, extensive decay throughout the trees and the size of the trees are affecting nearby structures T1 - Previous pruning has left the south easterly limb heavy and overbearing for neighbours' garden B1 & B2 - To let regrowth become more manageable and appealing shrubs, T2 - To contain
- Agent
- Dartmoor Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0212/CAT
- Jul 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal repairs and alterations
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0604/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Devonshire Place
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Devonshire Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 27 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2025Most recent
£545,000
+11.2%over 5 years27 January 2020
£490,000
+7.7%over 2 years7 November 2017
£455,000
+9.6%over 2 years17 May 2015
£415,000
+31.7%over 10 years28 April 2005
£315,000
+162.5%over 7 years9 January 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6JA: £605,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in EX4 6JA
Everything we know about 23 Devonshire Place, 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 Devonshire Place homes
Years Held for 23 Devonshire Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,823
Street avg £2,989
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
Devonshire Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 25 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB