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12 St James Road, Exeter, EX4 6PY

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£559,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£625,000)-11%
  • Against EX4 6PY's recent median (£138,000)+305%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
188 m²
2024 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£559,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£625,000)-11%
  • Against EX4 6PY's recent median (£138,000)+305%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 St James Road is modelled from its 188 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 6PY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    188 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2021

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in EX4 6PY

    5 sales, median £138,000 (2020–2001)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 St James Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2025Most recent

    £625,000

    +68.9%over 14 years

  2. 6 May 2010

    £370,000

    +242.6%over 11 years

  3. 9 August 1998

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6PY: £138,000 (2020–2001).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 12 St James Road, Exeter, EX4 6PY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 12 St James Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 St James Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Exeter (EX4 6PY). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 10.6% below the 2025 sale of £625,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 8 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £625,000 — fresh data.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 St James Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 November 2031

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2011from Jul 2009
Hot Water
GoodVery Good

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
80%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Nov 2021from Jan 2011
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%95%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 St James Road, Exeter, EX4 6PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 St James Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

57 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Exeter district page.
Full Exeter report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

543/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St James Park (Devon) Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary196m
  • Newtown Primary SchoolPrimary549m
  • Exeter Mathematics School16 plus732m
  • Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary910m

Nearest stops

  • St James Park (Devon) Rail StationRailway station102m
  • St James Park (Devon) Rail StationRailway station113m
  • St James RoadBus stop144m
  • Odeon CinemaBus stop180m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,892 reports41%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,115 reports16%
  • Shoplifting786 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson520 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX4 6PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX4 6PY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX4 6PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 St James Road is modelled from its 188 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in EX4 6PY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 12 St James Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 St James Road was lodged in November 2021 at band E and is valid until November 2031. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 12 St James Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from EX4 6PY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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