Central Exeter

Exeter · South West · population 12,860 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,618 of 6,856 in England
  • #588 of 710 in South West
  • #14 of 15 in Exeter
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,622
Median age (est.)27
Density6,063per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above38%
No car or van54%

Age

0–14 6%15–24 40%25–44 29%45–64 15%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 28%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 52%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 8%Lone parent: 6%Other: 18%
One person 52%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 8%Lone parent 6%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 12%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 80%Asian 12%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 30% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Exeter is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,618 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 15 in Exeter. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (55) and lowest on Crime (10). Typical homes here sold for about £208,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 108 sales), 30% below the wider Exeter median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,293 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 299 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 53 · #3,227
Employment 49 · #3,515
Education 39 · #4,186
Health 12 · #6,058
Crime 10 · #6,181
Housing & access 55 · #3,110
Living environment 25 · #5,167

House prices ?

£208,500median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£208,500108-0.7%+1.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£300,00039+6.4%+15.4%
Flat£155,00064-9.4%+3.3%
This area£208,500
Exeter£300,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,293±£4,861 · #5,881 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,464
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

299 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 3,845 offences
Exeter96
South West71
England83

Rank #6,346 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,784
Theft950
Burglary106
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson303
Public order & weapons384
Drugs158
Robbery53
Other45

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 955 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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