Water Lane, Exeter

House prices, sold prices and local information for EX2 8BD, EX2 8BG, EX2 8BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£196,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£191,491
63 sales
Price range
£118k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jun 2026
EX2 8BG

At a glance

House prices£197k average44% below the Exeter average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station11 min walkMarsh Barton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

63 property sales on Water Lane, Exeter have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £196,750. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £185,631. Average sale prices rose from £150,400 in 2016 to £195,000 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 44% below the Exeter average of £349,800 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Water Lane compared

Water Lane£196,750
EX2 postcode area£358,576
Exeter£349,800
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all EX2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £150,400 (5 sales)2016£150k2017: £186,250 (10 sales)2017£186k2018: £175,250 (4 sales)2018£175k2019: £203,317 (3 sales)2019£203k2020: £175,190 (5 sales)2020£175k2021: £196,813 (8 sales)2021£197k2022: £236,750 (4 sales)2022£237k2023: £193,229 (9 sales)2023£193k2024: £196,600 (5 sales)2024£197k2025: £203,625 (8 sales)2025£204k2026: £195,000 (2 sales)2026£195k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat57£185,63130 Jun 2026
Terraced6£247,16731 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Water Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 8, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 30 Jun 2026£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 58, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 9 Feb 2026£230,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Water Lane EX2 8BY 28 Nov 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 47, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 28 Nov 2025£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 37, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 19 Nov 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 18 Jul 2025£143,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 11 Jul 2025£152,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 25 Jun 2025£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 23 May 2025£219,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Water Lane EX2 8BY 31 Mar 2025£303,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 17, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 3 Feb 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 58, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 20 Dec 2024£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 43, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 20 Dec 2024£180,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Water Lane EX2 8BY 28 Oct 2024£246,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Water Lane EX2 8BY 27 Sep 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 50, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 19 Jun 2024£200,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 5 Jun 2024£178,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 8 Feb 2024£178,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 20 Dec 2023£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 28 Nov 2023£179,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 23 Oct 2023£171,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 54, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 18 Aug 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 16 Aug 2023£243,560 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 14 Jul 2023£172,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Water Lane EX2 8BY 26 May 2023£272,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 17, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 26 May 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Isca Motors, Water Lane EX2 8BY 31 Mar 2023£600,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 10, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 10 Mar 2023£147,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 9 Mar 2023£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 22 Dec 2022£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 11 Nov 2022£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 58, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 3 Sep 2022£380,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 14 Apr 2022£182,000 FlatLeasehold
Isca Motors, Water Lane EX2 8BY 26 Nov 2021£230,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 39, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 11 Nov 2021£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 49, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 11 Nov 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 27 Sep 2021£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 24 Aug 2021£138,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 44, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 30 Jun 2021£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 28 May 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 60, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 16 Apr 2021£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 12 Mar 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 24 Feb 2021£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 22 Jan 2021£129,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 23 Dec 2020£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 10 Dec 2020£171,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 35, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane EX2 8BG 20 Nov 2020£149,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 14 Jul 2020£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 22 Apr 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, River Meadows, Water Lane EX2 8BD 9 Apr 2020£180,000 FlatLeasehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 58, River Meadows, Water Lane £235,000 (Mar 2017) → £380,000 (Sep 2022) → £325,000 (Dec 2024) → £230,000 (Feb 2026) -2%
over 9 yrs
Flat 20, River Meadows, Water Lane £195,000 (Jun 2017) → £219,950 (Oct 2019) → £219,000 (May 2025) +12%
over 8 yrs
36, Water Lane £250,000 (Dec 2019) → £303,000 (Mar 2025) +21%
over 5 yrs
Flat 17, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane £160,000 (May 2023) → £200,000 (Feb 2025) +25%
over 2 yrs
4, Water Lane £250,000 (Sep 2024) → £246,000 (Oct 2024) -2%
over under a year
Flat 15, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane £137,000 (Mar 2016) → £172,000 (Jul 2023) +26%
over 7 yrs
Isca Motors, Water Lane £230,000 (Nov 2021) → £600,000 (Mar 2023) +161%
over 1 yr
Flat 4, River Meadows, Water Lane £171,000 (Dec 2020) → £215,000 (Dec 2022) +26%
over 2 yrs
Flat 39, River Meadows, Water Lane £240,000 (Aug 2017) → £275,000 (Nov 2021) +15%
over 4 yrs
Flat 28, Gabriels Wharf, Water Lane £215,000 (Feb 2021) → £245,000 (Sep 2021) +14%
over under a year
Flat 60, River Meadows, Water Lane £210,000 (Apr 2018) → £245,000 (Apr 2021) +17%
over 3 yrs
Flat 15, River Meadows, Water Lane £130,000 (Mar 2016) → £150,000 (Mar 2021) +15%
over 5 yrs
Flat 61, River Meadows, Water Lane £170,000 (May 2016) → £195,000 (Jul 2018) +15%
over 2 yrs
Flat 59, River Meadows, Water Lane £142,500 (Mar 2016) → £175,000 (Dec 2017) +23%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Water Lane

Crime

574 crimes were reported within about a mile of Water Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences204
Shoplifting91
Anti-social behaviour86
Criminal damage & arson39
Other theft38
Public order30

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Water Lane is in or near 7 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries Flood alert area
  • River Teign area Flood alert area
  • Mid Devon Rivers Flood alert area
  • South Devon Estuaries Flood alert area
  • Lower Exe area Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Water Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School 615 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Atkinson Secure Children's Home Secure units 10–17 Report 0.4 mi
Belong School Devon 66 pupils Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.5 mi
St Thomas Primary School 193 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Magdalen Court School 143 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.7 mi
West Exe School 1,237 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Exeter Cathedral School 152 pupils Other independent school Anglican/Christian 3–13 Report 0.7 mi
Isca Academy 860 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Marsh Barton station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Exeter St Thomas station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Exeter Central station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Exton Road (NW-bound, Exton Road) 3 min walk
  • Exton Road (SE-bound, Exton Road) 3 min walk
  • Kennford Road (NW-bound, Exton Road) 4 min walk
  • Marsh Green Road North (NW-bound, Marsh Green Road North) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southernhay House Surgery
    30 Barnfield Road, Exeter · 0.8 mi
  • Barnfield Hill Surgery
    10-12 Barnfield Hill, Exeter · 0.8 mi
  • St Thomas Medical Group
    St. Thomas Health Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter · 0.8 mi
  • St Leonards Practice
    Athelstan Road, Exeter · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.3%62.5%
Private rented43.4%20.3%
Social rented14.3%17.1%
Households799

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.3%64.1%
Aged 65+17.4%18.6%
Residents1,542

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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