Property data
Sale history
£56,500 on May 2000
Internal area
80 square metres (861 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £706 per square metre (£66 per square foot) in May 2000. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,970 per square metre (£276 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
May 2000 £56,500 £706 £237,575 £2,970

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 80 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £237,575. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Exeter are now selling for between £3,150 and £4,270 per square metre (£292 and £396 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 80 m², this implies a valuation between £252,000 and £342,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
B
Plot size
287 square metres (3,089 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Company ownership
Title number
DN123489
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
140 Beacon Lane, Exeter
Owner
SOVEREIGN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Company reference number: 7448)
Proprietor address: Sovereign House, Basing View, Basingstoke RG21 4FA
Price paid on title: £56,500
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 19 Dec 2016
Social housing indicators

This property has been flagged on the basis of:

  • Listed in the 2011 NROSH social housing extract.
  • EPC tenure recorded as social rental.
  • May have been sold under Right to Buy since 2011 (caveat — not necessarily social today).
EPC Inspections
Summary:
07 August 2013 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
None of the above
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
End-Terrace House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
Area:
80 sqm (861 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 300+ mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
26 March 2009 - energy performance certificate grade C
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
None , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
93 sqm (1,001 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

140 Beacon Lane is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £237,575.
  • Based on an internal area of 80 m² and recent prices in Exeter, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £252,000 to £342,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 140 Beacon Lane last sold for £56,500 in May 2000.

HouseMetric shows 140 Beacon Lane as 80 m² (861 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 3 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is D, from an inspection dated 07 August 2013. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 140 Beacon Lane was in council tax band B. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

140 Beacon Lane is in postcode EX4 8LX, in Exeter. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Beacon Lane, EX4 8LX or analysis of the Exeter property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 1 June 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.