Exeter
Exeter is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 130,709. It has around 1 school, 3 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 51 restaurants and cafés, along with 73 bus stops and the Polsloe Bridge railway station 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £359,197, and there were around 726 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Exeter area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Exeter area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 16° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:35
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
806 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences313
- Shoplifting141
- Anti-social behaviour129
- Criminal damage & arson46
70 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Exeter City Centre · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Engagement - Increase and maintain engagement across all communities Shop Theft – Reduce shop theft across Exeter sector Drugs – increase…
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
- 437 rated 4–5 ★ (396 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Exeter Central (0.5 km)
- 103 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Exeter Central (0.5 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 (2.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.7 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: Princesshay Shopping Centre (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres8
- Gyms11
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches31
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds17
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 (Central)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 622 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 & clinics15
- Pharmacies8
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens74
- Restaurants & cafés209
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
59% low-carbon electricity
Solar 48% · Gas 34% · Wind 9% · Imports 7%
141 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
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 Blackfriars · 0.1 km
Exeter Blackfriars was a Dominican priory in the centre of Exeter, the county town of Devon in England. It was dissolved in 1538.
- Princesshay · 0.1 km
Princesshay is a shopping precinct in the city Exeter, Devon, England. Its original configuration was built in the early 1950s to replace buildings severely damaged in World War II Baedeker Blitz. From 2005 the precin…
Cathedral Close, Exeter · 0.1 kmThe area of Cathedral Close, Exeter has been in the centre of Exeter, Devon, England, since Roman times when there was a basilica and a bath house in this area. A church was established here by the seventh century whe…
- Devon and Exeter Institution · 0.1 km
The Devon and Exeter Institution is a subscription library in the City of Exeter, in Devon, United Kingdom, founded in 1813 for "The general diffusion of science, literature and the arts". It is situated at 7, Cathedr…
Barnfield Theatre · 0.1 kmThe Barnfield Theatre is a theatre in Exeter, England, located near the centre of the city on Barnfield Road, Southernhay. It was originally built as the Barnfield Hall near the end of the 19th century by Exeter Liter…
2008 Exeter attempted bombing · 0.1 kmThe Exeter bombing was a failed bombing attempt that took place on 22 May 2008, at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay, Exeter, England. The bomber, Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, who was the only person…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Exeter?
- Exeter is a town in Devon, England, in the Exeter local authority.
- What is the population of Exeter?
- Exeter has an approximate settlement population of 130,709.
- How deprived is Exeter?
- The Exeter local authority, which includes Exeter, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.