Renting in Exeter

Average Rent in Exeter by Bedroom

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The median asking rent in Exeter is £950 a month for a 1-bed (121 live listings), £1,300 for a 2-bed (196 live listings), £2,080 for a 3-bed (193 live listings) and £3,813 for a 4+ bed home (628 live listings), on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Median asking rent

No single figure for Exeter this month

This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The figures by size below are not affected.

Median asking rent in Exeter by property size, October 2026
Size	Median asking rent
1-bed	£950/moasking · 121 listings · Oct 2026
2-bed	£1,300/moasking · 196 listings · Oct 2026
3-bed	£2,080/moasking · 193 listings · Oct 2026
4+ bed	£3,813/moasking · 628 listings · Oct 2026
Room in a shared house	£700/moasking · 40 listings · Oct 2026

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 28 October 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Exeter by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/exeter, updated 28 October 2026.

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Renting in Exeter

What it costs to rent in Exeter

Exeter currently has 1,225 rental listings on the property sites we track, 1,185 of them whole homes rather than rooms in shared houses. The median asking rent in Exeter is £950 a month for a 1-bed (121 live listings), £1,300 for a 2-bed (196 live listings), £2,080 for a 3-bed (193 live listings) and £3,813 for a 4+ bed home (628 live listings), on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 192 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 71% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this

Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £1,175 a month in EX3 (4 live listings) to £3,077 in EX4 (646 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Exeter (Dwellio, October 2026). For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Exeter by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Exeter, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Exeter

£950/moMedian asking rent · 1-bed · 121 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Exeter is £950 a month, from 121 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Exeter

£1,300/moMedian asking rent · 2-bed · 196 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Exeter is £1,300 a month, from 196 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Exeter

£2,080/moMedian asking rent · 3-bed · 193 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Exeter is £2,080 a month, from 193 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Exeter

£3,813/moMedian asking rent · 4+ bed · 628 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Exeter is £3,813 a month, from 628 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average room rent in Exeter

£700/moMedian asking rent · room in a shared house · 40 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Exeter is £700 a month, from 40 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Exeter rents have moved

The ONS average rent paid in Exeter is £1,318 a month, up 0.2% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.

Latest£1,318/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Exeter · September 2026

Annual

+0.2%

vs a year earlier

5 years earlier£1,036/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · Exeter · October 2021

Total change

+27%

since 2021

ONS average rent paid · all sizes · Exeter · October 2021 to September 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself. How we measure this

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Exeter pay goes on rent?

Renters in Exeter spend an estimated 54% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Average rent paid£1,318/mo£15,816 a yearONS average rent paid · all sizes · Exeter · September 2026

Median pay

£29,531/yr

Median gross annual pay for residents · ONS ASHE 2025

Rent burden

54%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials. How we measure this

Property types

What’s on offer in Exeter

Flats & apartments

319

28% of listings

Houses

775

68% of listings

Rooms

4% of listings

How we measure this

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Exeter — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 53% of the 778 houses currently advertised in Exeter.

Terraced
53%413
Other house
34%261
Semi-detached
9%68
Detached
5%36

How we measure this

Rent by postcode

Where Exeter rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 938 live listings in 5 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.

Most expensive in Exeter

1EX4£3,077/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026646 live listings
2EX1£2,167/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026175 live listings
3EX5£1,425/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20266 live listings

Cheapest in Exeter

1EX3£1,175/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20264 live listings
2EX2£1,400/moall sizes · asking · Oct 2026105 live listings
3EX5£1,425/moall sizes · asking · Oct 20266 live listings

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Exeter, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/exeter, updated 28 October 2026.

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Features · Exeter

Garden, parking, and floor area in Exeter

Live signal across 1,225 Exeter rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

94%

of 301 Exeter listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 289 Exeter listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

How we measure this

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New rentals in Exeter this week

192 homes came onto the Exeter rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Exeter

Most Exeter homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 60,810 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.80

≈ Band B–C

Stock

61k

60,810 properties

A
22%13,330
B
25%15,370
C
24%14,470
D
16%9,910
E
7%4,520
F
4%2,170
G
2%1,010
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Exeter

79% of Exeter premises can already get full-fibre and 91% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

79%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

91%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

97%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

465 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
79%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
97%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Exeter), July 2025, covering 58,653 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Exeter homes

53% of Exeter homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

53%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

47%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

49k

48,723 EPCs

A
3%1,387
B
14%6,971
C
36%17,571
D
35%17,031
E
9%4,467
F
2%972
G
1%324

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Exeter. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Exeter

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Exeter centroid. The five closest:

1
St Thomas Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · EX2 9BB
0.32 mi
2
St David's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · EX4 4EE
0.42 mi
3
Montgomery Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · EX4 1BS
0.46 mi
4
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
Primary · Academy converter · EX2 4NQ
0.55 mi
5
Exeter Mathematics School
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · EX4 3PU
0.56 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Exeter centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Exeter

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Exeter has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 33 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Exeter is Violent crime, accounting for 72% of all incidents.

Crime overview

33 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: October 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
72% of incidents

Exeter ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Exeter

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Pinhoe has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Exeter.

St Leonards
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (253) · pop. ~7,000
104
per 1k
Heavitree
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (146) · pop. ~9,000
39
per 1k
St Thomas
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (214) · pop. ~13,000
48
per 1k
Pennsylvania
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (171) · pop. ~6,000
83
per 1k
Pinhoe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (53) · pop. ~10,000
11
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Exeter listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Exeter.

Rightmove

754

OnTheMarket

328

OpenRent

103

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Exeter — your questions answered

How much is rent in Exeter?

Why is there no single average rent for Exeter this month?

This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The median asking rents by size are not affected.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Exeter is £950 a month, from 121 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Exeter is £1,300 a month, from 196 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Exeter is £2,080 a month, from 193 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Exeter is £3,813 a month, from 628 live listings on three property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

What is the average room rent in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Exeter is £700 a month, from 40 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).

How many rental properties are available in Exeter?

There are currently 1,225 rental properties available in Exeter, with 192 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Exeter safe for renters?

Exeter has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 33 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Exeter?

The most commonly reported crime category in Exeter is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.

Across South West

Average rent across South West

How Exeter compares with the other 17 places we track in South West — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.

Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across South West, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/exeter, updated 28 October 2026.

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What it costs to rent in Exeter

Average rent in Exeter by bedrooms

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Exeter

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Exeter

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Exeter

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Exeter

Average room rent in Exeter

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How Exeter rents have moved

What share of Exeter pay goes on rent?

What’s on offer in Exeter

Flats & apartments

Houses

Rooms

Houses to rent in Exeter — what's on the market

Where Exeter rent is highest and lowest

Most expensive in Exeter

Cheapest in Exeter

Garden, parking, and floor area in Exeter

New rentals in Exeter this week

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Council tax bands across Exeter

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Safety in Exeter

Crime overview

Most reported

Safety by suburb in Exeter

St Leonards

Heavitree

St Thomas

Pennsylvania

Pinhoe

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Renting in Exeter — your questions answered

How much is rent in Exeter?

Why is there no single average rent for Exeter this month?

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Exeter?

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Exeter?

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Exeter?

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Exeter?

What is the average room rent in Exeter?

How many rental properties are available in Exeter?

Is Exeter safe for renters?

What is the most common crime in Exeter?

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