Heavitree East & Whipton South

Exeter · South West · population 7,512 · 5 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,892 of 6,856 in England
  • #495 of 710 in South West
  • #11 of 15 in Exeter
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,460
Median age (est.)42
Density4,707per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above31%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 30%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Heavitree East & Whipton South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,892 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 15 in Exeter. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (85) and lowest on Health (32). Typical homes here, about £310,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 71 sales), in line with the wider Exeter median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,515 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 39 · #4,207
Employment 34 · #4,522
Education 34 · #4,522
Health 32 · #4,687
Crime 44 · #3,851
Housing & access 85 · #1,006
Living environment 68 · #2,157

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · +15.9% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,00071+15.9%+40.9%
Detached£375,00090.0%-6.2%
Semi-detached£418,00031+6.5%+20.7%
Terraced£265,00019+3.9%+23.8%
Flat£170,25012+1.9%+13.9%
This area£310,000
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)£36,515±£5,110 · #4,530 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,955
Price-to-income ?8.5×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 504 offences
Exeter96
South West71
England83

Rank #3,351 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences287
Theft68
Burglary20
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons40
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 114 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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