Exeter
Local authority in South West · 78 neighbourhoods
Areas
15 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Countess Wear & Topsham · EX36 neighbourhoods£4,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- St Leonard's · EX24 neighbourhoods£4,130 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pennsylvania & University · EX45 neighbourhoods£3,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Alphington & Marsh Barton · EX25 neighbourhoods£3,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Middlemoor & Sowton · EX27 neighbourhoods£3,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pinhoe & Whipton North · EX45 neighbourhoods£3,710 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Exwick & Foxhayes · EX45 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- St Thomas West · EX25 neighbourhoods£3,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Heavitree East & Whipton South · EX15 neighbourhoods£3,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- St James's Park & Hoopern · EX45 neighbourhoods£3,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,500 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £188k · Terraced £275k · Semi £334k · Detached £480k
- Neighbourhoods
- 78
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 92.8 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
33 state schools- Primary
- 27
- Secondary
- 6
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £51,500 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 11% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 6% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 21% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Exeter safe?
Police recorded about 92.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Exeter?
Homes sold for a typical £3,500 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £245,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Exeter?
There are 27 state primary and 6 state secondary schools inside Exeter's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Exeter a deprived area?
6% of Exeter's 78 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 21% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.