45 Monks Road, Exeter, EX4 7BB
About 45 Monks Road
45 Monks Road is a mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 22.2% below the 2021 sale of £316,311, 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 (£253/sq ft) was about 101.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold May 2021 for £316,311. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
45 Monks Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2021HMOAmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a 4 person HMO (C4 use).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0311/LED
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 45 Monks Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.
£316,311
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2021Most recent
£316,311
+295.6%over 20 years11 April 2001
£79,950
+50.1%over 4 years13 May 1996
£53,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX4 7BB: £212,500 (2023–2011).
Everything we know about 45 Monks Road, 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 Monks Road homes
On epc rating, 45 Monks Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £1,579
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Mount Pleasant — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ladysmith Junior School. 28 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB