EX4 postcode area · Exeter

The EX4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon, Exeter, Teignbridge. Area Scores range from 32 to 97 across them. Every full EX4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The EX4 district contains both ends of the scale: Pennsylvania & University at 98 out of 100 (#156 of 6,856 in England) against Central Exeter at 33, a 65-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,500 in Central Exeter to £410,000 in Pennsylvania & University — a 2.0× gap within the EX4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Devon, Exeter and Teignbridge — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,313a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied58%

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 EX4 district

£288,900median home sold over the past year · +21.9% over 5 years · +5.8% over the year · 587 sales
Detached£447,500
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£168,750
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
Pennsylvania & UniversityExeter 15698 £410,000
Heavitree West & PolsloeExeter 1,95272 £295,000
St Thomas WestExeter 2,34266 £314,500
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
St Thomas EastExeter 3,63847 £265,000
Tedburn, Shillingford & Higher AshtonTeignbridge 3,66546 £400,000
Heavitree East & Whipton SouthExeter 3,89243 £310,000
Exwick & FoxhayesExeter 4,00142 £247,500
Mincinglake & Beacon HeathExeter 4,04341 £265,000
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500

People living in EX4 Census 2021

Residents104,472
Median age (est.)35
Density405per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above33%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 24%25–44 25%45–64 21%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 16%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 EX4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX4.

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.