Exeter: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£517,757

Semi-detached

£346,054

Terraced

£282,887

Flat or maisonette

£164,900

First-time buyers

£243,505

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  104,756 in 1991 → 138,399 in 2024 (+32.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £163,799 in 2005 → £282,696 in 2026 (+72.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £328 in 2008 → £572 in 2025 (+74.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.6% in 2004 → 78.8% in 2023 (+8.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 2.1% in 2025 (+5.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,907 in 1997 → £21,949 in 2024 (+146.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Exeter; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment7,529 kWh (2024/25) · 9th lowest of 347
• Job density · Economy & work1.15 jobs per resident (2024) · 20th highest of 350
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing15.9% (2024/25) · 29th lowest of 292
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 42nd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£572 (April 2025) · 322nd highest of 359
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work52.5% (2021) · 276th highest of 374
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£21,949 (2024) · 261st highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 256th highest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes Exeter.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.1 years · England 83.8 · 23rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.7 years · England 60.9 · 30th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.0 years · England 61.3 · 29th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)258.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 17th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.8% · England 10.4 · 101st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.3% · England 64.6 · 45th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes Exeter.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.7% · England 68.3 · 57th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.2% · England 5.8 · 86th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.8% · England 19.8 · 63rd lowest of 153