Exeter
Exeter is a city in Devon, England, with a population of around 127,000. It features 2 schools, 8 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 157 restaurants and cafés, along with 65 bus stops and St James' Park railway station 1.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 658 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Exeter is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 130,709 residents at roughly 2,780 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 208th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:47
9h 41m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
633 reported · August 2026▼ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences238
- Anti-social behaviour86
- Shoplifting86
- Criminal damage & arson48
61 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Newtown & St Leonards · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Engagement
- Tackling ASB, both in residential areas and city centre.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
189 reported road collisions (2025)
30 killed or seriously injured · 226 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 435 rated 4–5 ★ (394 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: St James' Park (1.3 km)
- 65 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Polsloe Bridge (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£289,403 average▼ 0.7% YoY
Across Exeter · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,318 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY
- 1 bed £915
- 2 bed £1,131
- 3 bed £1,362
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,479 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (3.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (3.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
66 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Barrack Road (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms8
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches45
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
130,709 residents in Exeter · 2,780/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 69%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK16,387
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK17,797
- Net moves−1,410
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 187 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,495 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 61,380)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
52 schools · 17,194 pupils
27 primary · 5 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 10 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (53%)
41 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Luke's Church of England SchoolGood
- West Exe SchoolGood
- Isca Academy
- St James School
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Exeter
Care & health services
829 CQC-registered services
- Care homes309
- GP practices118
- Dentists156
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (St Leonards)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 449 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
121 applications decided
76.9% granted · 93 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Steve Race
Labour
Exeter
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 1
- LD 5
- Grn 10
- Ref 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics12
- Pharmacies7
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens64
- Restaurants & cafés178
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,960 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2,126 jobs advertised · £40,499 avg
e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver - Exeter, Flexible Self-Employed Delivery Driver Opportunity - Exeter, Morning Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£678 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,949 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 66,278 certificates
9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
5% low-carbon electricity
Gas 96% · Wind 5%
376 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
17 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in EX2
- North And East Devon Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
- Ide Lane Surgery
- Wonford Green Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Exeter:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks427 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases392 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones289 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Fund culturally appropriate retirement support for Polish veterans and families129 local signatures · 10,780 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Exeter School · 0.1 kmExeter School is a private co-educational day school for pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 in Exeter, Devon, England. The younger year groups are based at Exeter Pre-Prep School in Exminster, which was previously kn…
Livery Dole · 0.2 kmLivery Dole in Exeter, Devon, is an ancient triangular site between what is today Heavitree Road and Magdalen Road, in the eastern suburbs of Exeter. It was most notoriously used as a place for executions, and has con…
University of Exeter Medical School · 0.3 kmUniversity of Exeter Medical School is the medical school of the University of Exeter in England. It is based at the St Luke's Campus and offers a five-year course leading to the award of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bac…
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Heavitree, Exeter · 0.4 kmThe Church of St Michael and All Angels is the main Church of England parish church for the suburb of Heavitree, located in the city of Exeter, Devon. The present building is a large and imposing Gothic Revival struct…
Bramdean School · 0.4 kmBramdean School, Exeter was a private school situated in Heavitree, Exeter, founded in 1901 and closed in 2020.
Exeter Tutorial College · 0.4 kmExeter Tutorial College was a small private school and sixth form located in Exeter, Devon, England. The school was founded in 1984 and closed in 2020. The school offered a selection of A level subjects taught over on…
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