St James's Park & Hoopern

Exeter · South West · population 9,783 · 5 LSOAs

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

63Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,507 of 6,856 in England
  • #280 of 710 in South West
  • #7 of 15 in Exeter
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,734
Median age (est.)24
Density9,338per km²
No qualifications6%
Degree or above31%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 5%15–24 57%25–44 19%45–64 11%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 59%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 9%Private rent 59%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 4%Other: 39%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 4%Other 39%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional14%
Elementary14%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades6%
Administrative6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 30% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

St James's Park & Hoopern is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,507 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 15 in Exeter. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (93) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £285,950 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 58 sales), in line with the wider Exeter median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,121 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 93 · #485
Employment 92 · #546
Education 70 · #2,027
Health 26 · #5,064
Crime 50 · #3,453
Housing & access 80 · #1,349
Living environment 12 · #6,003

House prices ?

£285,950median (12m) · -3.2% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,95058-3.2%+5.9%
Detached£536,2506-23.4%+34.1%
Semi-detached£425,0007-37.9%
Terraced£302,50032-2.8%-13.6%
Flat£195,00013+34.5%+18.2%
This area£285,950
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)£38,121±£6,167 · #4,001 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,013
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 868 offences
Exeter96
South West71
England83

Rank #4,489 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences403
Theft221
Burglary21
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons59
Drugs21
Robbery11
Other41

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 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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