Cowick Lane, Exeter house prices are built from 221 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 2 May 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £180,000. Across the 10 years from 2014 to 2024 the median moved +38.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +1.4%.
Median price paid
£180,000
Change in cash, 2014–2024
+38.2%
Change in real terms
+1.4%
Median per m²
£1,949
HM Land Registry221 sales47 with floor areaLatest sale 2 May 2025
Section 01
How Cowick Lane, Exeter prices moved
The chart tracks the median Cowick Lane, Exeter house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2024. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £57,000 | £126,567 |
| 2000s | 10 | £155,000 | £282,364 |
| 2010s | 8 | £219,950 | £310,130 |
| 2020s | 4 | £272,500 | £278,424 |
The highest yearly median on record for Cowick Lane, Exeter is £354,375 in 2022; the lowest is £49,000 in 1997. Across the full 29-year record the cash median has moved from £59,000 to £304,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £127,985, so the real change over the whole record is +149.9% — about +3.33% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +38.2% in cash against +1.4% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 2 May 2025 | Terraced | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 119 | 28 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £336,000 | £343,304 |
| 19 | 27 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £312,000 | £328,299 |
| 53 | 27 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £272,500 | £286,735 |
| 67 | 29 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £310,000 | £326,194 |
| 108b | 23 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £405,000 | £426,157 |
| Flat 3 Rock House | 23 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £242,015 |
| 110 | 19 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £298,000 | £313,567 |
| 113 | 4 Aug 2023 | Semi-detached | £550,000 | £594,253 |
| 30 | 4 Jul 2023 | Terraced | £333,000 | £359,793 |
| 78 | 3 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £350,750 | £406,374 |
| 26 | 21 Jul 2022 | Terraced | £358,000 | £414,774 |
| 108 | 8 Apr 2022 | Terraced | £375,000 | £434,470 |
| Flat 4 Rock House | 18 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £162,202 |
| Greenwaie | 14 Feb 2022 | Detached | £590,000 | £683,566 |
| 39 | 14 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £332,600 | £385,346 |
| 24 | 15 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £282,000 | £356,290 |
| 108 | 7 May 2021 | Terraced | £235,000 | £296,909 |
| Flat 3 Rock House | 9 Apr 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £163,000 | £205,941 |
| Flat 1 Rock House | 26 Mar 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | £189,516 |
| 97 | 24 Feb 2021 | Semi-detached | £367,000 | £463,683 |
| 65 | 18 Feb 2021 | Terraced | £290,000 | £366,398 |
| 35 | 18 Dec 2020 | Terraced | £275,000 | £356,061 |
| 79 | 2 Oct 2020 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £304,270 |
| 39 | 16 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £272,000 | £352,176 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Cowick Lane, Exeter values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 Cowick Lane | £205,000 (2020) | £280,000 (2025) | +6.4% | +1.5% |
| 53 Cowick Lane | £40,500 (1996) | £272,500 (2024) | +7.0% | +4.3% |
| FLAT 3 ROCK HOUSE Cowick Lane | £133,000 (2004) | £230,000 (2024) | +2.8% | -0.1% |
| 108B Cowick Lane | £180,000 (2018) | £405,000 (2024) | +14.5% | +10.1% |
| 110 Cowick Lane | £162,000 (2013) | £298,000 (2024) | +5.7% | +2.6% |
| 113 Cowick Lane | £247,000 (2003) | £550,000 (2023) | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| 30 Cowick Lane | £74,500 (1999) | £333,000 (2023) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 26 Cowick Lane | £145,000 (2008) | £358,000 (2022) | +6.7% | +3.9% |
| 108 Cowick Lane | £155,000 (2005) | £375,000 (2022) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| FLAT 4 ROCK HOUSE Cowick Lane | £104,000 (2004) | £140,000 (2022) | +1.7% | -1.0% |
| GREENWAIE Cowick Lane | £205,000 (2006) | £590,000 (2022) | +6.8% | +4.0% |
| 39 Cowick Lane | £135,000 (2002) | £332,600 (2022) | +4.6% | +2.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Cowick Lane, Exeter is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 109 | 49.3% | £166,000 | £35,000 – £445,000 |
| Semi-detached | 61 | 27.6% | £210,000 | £56,000 – £585,000 |
| Detached | 36 | 16.3% | £257,000 | £67,250 – £650,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 15 | 6.8% | £145,000 | £65,000 – £230,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Cowick Lane, Exeter
15 of the sales on record are leasehold and 206 freehold — 6.8% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £145,000 and the median freehold sale £189,000 — a gap of +30.3%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 15 | 6.8% | £145,000 |
| Freehold | 206 | 93.2% | £189,000 |
A further 5 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Cowick Lane, Exeter
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across East Devon, 43.8% of 81,511 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 7.1% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 607 | 0.7% |
| B | 13,007 | 16.0% |
| C | 22,061 | 27.1% |
| D | 27,446 | 33.7% |
| E | 12,569 | 15.4% |
| F | 4,376 | 5.4% |
| G | 1,445 | 1.8% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in East Devon at £970 a month as of Jun 2026 — £686 for a one-bedroom home and £1,123 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £180,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.47% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of EX2, 200 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 73 violent, 8 burglary, 5 vehicle-related and 22 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.2 times busier.
Against the 150,828 residents the 2021 census counted in East Devon, that is 1.33 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Cowick Lane, Exeter
The 2021 census counted 150,828 residents in East Devon across 66,788 households. 73.6% of those households own their home and 26.3% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
14 state and independent schools have a EX2 postcode: 9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 all-through. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 1,305 |
| West Exe School | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,237 |
| Isca Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 860 |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 615 |
| Alphington Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 472 |
| Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Academy converter | 464 |
| Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 347 |
| Woodwater Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 329 |
| Wynstream Primary School Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 299 |
| Matford Brook Academy | All-through | Free schools | 276 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh Barton | Rail | 0.7 km |
| Exeter Central Rail Station | Rail | 2.4 km |
| St James Park (Devon) Rail Station | Rail | 2.6 km |
| Polsloe Bridge Rail Station | Rail | 2.7 km |
Section 09
How Cowick Lane, Exeter compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Cowick Lane, Exeter sits above that national figure — +14.3%.
Within Exeter the street ranks 1241 of 2088 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £184,000 (-2.2%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,949 per square metre, across 47 of the 221 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £35,000 to £650,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Cowick Lane, Exeter sits in East Devon, in the South West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in East Devon at 8.3 times median local earnings of £40,224 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Topsham Road£210,000 median
- Church Road£143,000 median
- Butts Road£140,000 median
- Clyst Heath£146,500 median
- Gras Lawn£235,000 median
- Haven Road£160,000 median
- Water Lane£130,000 median
- Church Street£98,500 median
- Old Mill Close£145,000 median
- Alphington Road£135,000 median
- Cowick Hill£195,000 median
- Lewis Crescent£121,500 median
- Waterside£159,000 median
- Magdalen Road£221,250 median
- St Leonards Road£273,000 median
- Smith Field Road£122,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 53 Cowick Lane7 sales
- MANOR HOUSE Cowick Lane7 sales
- FLAT 3, ROCK HOUSE Cowick Lane5 sales
- 113 Cowick Lane5 sales
- 30 Cowick Lane5 sales
- 39 Cowick Lane4 sales
- 23 Cowick Lane4 sales
- 25 Cowick Lane4 sales
- 27 Cowick Lane4 sales
- 104 Cowick Lane4 sales
- 108B Cowick Lane3 sales
- 26 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 108 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 24 Cowick Lane3 sales
- FLAT 1, ROCK HOUSE Cowick Lane3 sales
- 97 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 9 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 135 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 6 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 45 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 21 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 136 Cowick Lane3 sales
- 55A Cowick Lane3 sales
- 98 Cowick Lane3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Cowick Lane, Exeter?
The median price paid in Cowick Lane, Exeter across every sale on the register is £180,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Cowick Lane, Exeter?
221 sales are on record for Cowick Lane, Exeter, the most recent completing on 2 May 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Cowick Lane, Exeter house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +38.2% between 2014 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +1.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Cowick Lane, Exeter house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £354,375, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Cowick Lane, Exeter?
£1,949 per square metre, from the 47 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 2 May 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Cowick Lane, Exeter house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.