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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 130,709 residents at roughly 2,780 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 213th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% 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
21°CCloudy
- Today: 23° / 10° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:37
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
733 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences290
- Shoplifting124
- Anti-social behaviour118
- Public order46
62 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
194 reported road collisions (2024)
39 killed or seriously injured · 217 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 430 rated 4–5 ★ (389 top)
- 7 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
£280,982 average▼ 1.7% YoY
Across Exeter · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,320 average monthly rent▲ 1.3% YoY
- 1 bed £917
- 2 bed £1,133
- 3 bed £1,364
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (3.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (0.6 km)
10 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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 193 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
41inspected 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
832 CQC-registered services
- Care homes310
- GP practices118
- Dentists158
- 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
- 448 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
157 applications decided
86.6% granted · 136 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Steve Race
Labour
Exeter
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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 & clinics13
- Pharmacies7
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens64
- Restaurants & cafés183
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,869 jobs advertised · £39,608 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician - Exeter, Clean Water Designer, Roadside Vehicle Technician
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
76% low-carbon electricity
Solar 56% · Wind 19% · Gas 19% · Imports 5%
76 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs 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:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership450 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership441 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases389 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s274 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office240 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 is a small private school and sixth form located in Exeter, Devon, England. The school was founded in 1984 and withdrew from OFSTED in 2020. Prior to the OFSTED file closing, the school offers…
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