Wonford & St Loye's

Exeter · South West · population 8,398 · 5 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,961 of 6,856 in England
  • #618 of 710 in South West
  • #15 of 15 in Exeter
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,300
Median age (est.)40
Density4,603per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above31%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 30%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Wonford & St Loye's is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,961 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 15 in Exeter. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (83) but weak on Education (11). Typical homes here sold for about £248,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 83 sales), 17% below the wider Exeter median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,794 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 29 · #4,858
Employment 24 · #5,187
Education 11 · #6,078
Health 17 · #5,681
Crime 49 · #3,474
Housing & access 80 · #1,403
Living environment 83 · #1,163

House prices ?

£248,000median (12m) · -1.8% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£248,00083-1.8%+3.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£265,00043+5.0%+11.3%
Terraced£243,00015-9.0%+17.9%
Flat£190,00023+8.0%+17.3%
This area£248,000
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)£39,794±£5,720 · #3,480 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,077
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 928 offences
Exeter96
South West71
England83

Rank #5,227 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences559
Theft115
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson87
Public order & weapons87
Drugs22
Robbery10
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 179 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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