12 St James Road, Exeter, EX4 6PY
About 12 St James Road
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.
It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. 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. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 sits 50.8% above the 2010 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
12 St James Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 St James Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
58applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 St James Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 12 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2010Most recent
£370,000
+242.6%over 11 years9 August 1998
£108,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 6PY: £138,000 (2020–2001).
Nearby sales in EX4 6PY
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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
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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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB