Pennsylvania & University

Exeter · South West · population 12,066 · 5 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #156 of 6,856 in England
  • #16 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 15 in Exeter
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,068
Median age (est.)23
Density1,547per km²
No qualifications6%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 8%15–24 50%25–44 13%45–64 14%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 5%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 6%Other: 26%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 6%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 8%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 8%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Pennsylvania & University is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #156 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 15 in Exeter. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (100) and lowest on Housing & access (59). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 92 sales), 37% above the wider Exeter median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,423 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 100 · #12
Employment 100 · #12
Education 88 · #841
Health 82 · #1,253
Crime 100 · #1
Housing & access 59 · #2,788
Living environment 60 · #2,713

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +1.2% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,00092+1.2%+17.1%
Detached£480,50050+9.3%+7.4%
Semi-detached£362,50020-8.5%+17.3%
Terraced£237,50022-5.5%+8.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£410,000
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)£48,423±£8,100 · #1,374 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,932
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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 308 offences
Exeter96
South West71
England83

Rank #186 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft51
Burglary12
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons27
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 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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