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EX1 postcode area · Exeter

The EX1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon, Exeter. Area Scores range from 27 to 87 across them. Every full EX1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The EX1 district contains both ends of the scale: Middlemoor & Sowton at 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 in England) against Wonford & St Loye's at 28, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,500 in Central Exeter to £380,000 in St Leonard's — a 1.8× gap within the EX1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Devon and Exeter — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,170a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the EX1 district

£316,675median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · -2.6% over the year · 452 sales
Detached£435,000
Semi-detached£330,000
Terraced£284,500
Flat£164,000
Exeter£300,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Middlemoor & SowtonExeter 84188 £310,625
St Leonard'sExeter 1,08184 £380,000
Heavitree West & PolsloeExeter 1,95272 £295,000
St James's Park & HoopernExeter 2,50763 £285,950
Broadclyst, West Clyst & Stoke CanonEast Devon 2,69961 £334,748
Pinhoe & Whipton NorthExeter 3,14554 £317,250
Heavitree East & Whipton SouthExeter 3,89243 £310,000
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500
Wonford & St Loye'sExeter 4,96128 £248,000

People living in EX1 Census 2021

Residents85,472
Median age (est.)36
Density692per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above37%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 21%25–44 27%45–64 22%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 40% · 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.

Towns & places in EX1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX1 district.

Heavitree

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX1.

EX4 EX2 EX5 EX3 EX6 EX11 EX8 EX7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.