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EX3 postcode area · Exeter

The EX3 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon, Exeter. Area Scores range from 56 to 87 across them. Every full EX3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the EX3 district, Middlemoor & Sowton is the strongest performer at 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally); Countess Wear & Topsham is the weakest at 56. 2 of the 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £310,625 in Middlemoor & Sowton to £595,000 in Clyst, Exton & Lympstone — a 1.9× gap within the EX3 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£45,479a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied73%

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 EX3 district

£542,500median home sold over the past year · +7.0% over 5 years · -8.1% over the year · 110 sales
Detached£772,500
Semi-detached£527,500
Terraced£452,500
Flat£250,000
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
Clyst, Exton & LympstoneEast Devon 1,00685 £595,000
Countess Wear & TopshamExeter 2,98756 £413,500

People living in EX3 Census 2021

Residents27,410
Median age (est.)42
Density527per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX3.

EX2 EX1 EX4 EX5 EX8 EX7 EX11 EX6

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.