Exeter property guide

Devon's cathedral city and the South West's administrative hub.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Exeter, Devon. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of May 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Trains reach London Paddington in about 2 hours 15 minutes.

Median sale price (12m)

£295,000

Sales registered (12m)

1,282

Open schools

56

About Exeter

Exeter's Georgian terraces around Southernhay and St Leonard's give way to Victorian stock in Heavitree and new suburbs east of the M5.

The university, the Met Office and county administration support a professional economy unusual for the far South West.

House prices in Exeter

The median sale price in Exeter over the last 12 months was £295,000, across 1,282 recorded transactions. That is 5.1% lower than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Exeter, accounting for 503 of the period's sales at a median of £270,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£475,000	245
Semi-detached	£330,000	323
Terraced	£270,000	503
Flat	£178,000	183
Other	£477,500	28

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Schools in Exeter

Exeter has 56 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 29 primary, 5 secondary and 6 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Exeter centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Isca Academy	EX2 6AP	1.4 km
West Exe School	EX2 9JU	2.2 km
St Peter's Church of England Aided School	EX2 5AP	2.3 km
St James School	EX4 8NN	2.5 km
St Luke's Church of England School	EX1 3RD	2.9 km

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Crime in Exeter

In Exeter, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (33.3%), anti-social behaviour (18.3%) and criminal damage and arson (9.7%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	33.3%
Anti-social behaviour	18.3%
Criminal damage and arson	9.7%
Other theft	7.9%
Public order	7.7%

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Postcode districts in Exeter

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Exeter boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
EX2	10,243
EX3	10,243
EX4	10,243
EX5	10,243
EX6	10,243

Living near Exeter

Nearby towns include Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Exmouth, Bideford and Tiverton.

Newton Abbot
Barnstaple
Exmouth
Bideford
Tiverton

Frequently asked questions about Exeter

The median sale price in Exeter over the last 12 months was £295,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 56 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Exeter area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Exeter over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 10,243 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Exeter sold prices

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Schools in Exeter

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