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Renting in Exeter

What it costs to rent in Exeter

Exeter currently has 2,047 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 146 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is EX17 at around £155/mo, while EX2 4FA sits nearer £2,385/mo. 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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Market snapshot

Exeter rental market at a glance

2,047

Active rentals in Exeter

£1,100/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Exeter

Median monthly rent, based on 2,047 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£900/mo	531
2 bed	£1,250/mo	529
3 bed	£1,450/mo	283
4+ bed	£1,850/mo	164
Room	£650/mo	322

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Exeter rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Exeter. Latest: £1,312/mo (Mar 26, +2.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,312

Mar 26

Annual

+2.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,011

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

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.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Exeter pay goes on rent?

Renters in Exeter spend an estimated 53% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,312/mo

£15,744/yr

Median pay

£29,531/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

53%

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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Exeter

Flats & apartments

938

53% of listings

Houses

496

28% of listings

Rooms

322

18% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 43% of the 512 houses currently advertised in Exeter.

Terraced
43%220
Other house
25%127
Semi-detached
18%94
Detached
11%56
Bungalow
3%15

Rent by postcode

Where Exeter rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,261 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Exeter

1EX2 4FA£2,385/mo5 rentals
2EX4 4DA£1,650/mo3 rentals
3EX1£1,100/mo350 rentals

Cheapest in Exeter

1EX17£155/mo3 rentals
2EX12£185/mo3 rentals
3EX15£255/mo3 rentals

Features · Exeter

Garden, parking, and floor area in Exeter

Live signal across 2,047 Exeter rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

85%

of 316 Exeter listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 398 Exeter listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Exeter

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Exeter has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 22 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Exeter is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

22 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: June 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% 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 April 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 (241) · pop. ~7,000
98
per 1k
Heavitree
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (152) · pop. ~9,000
43
per 1k
St Thomas
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (189) · pop. ~13,000
46
per 1k
Pennsylvania
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (166) · pop. ~6,000
80
per 1k
Pinhoe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (66) · 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

1016

OpenRent

355

OnTheMarket

354

SpareRoom

322

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Frequently asked

Renting in Exeter — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Exeter?

The median rent in Exeter is £1100/month based on 2047 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Exeter?

There are currently 2047 rental properties available in Exeter, with 146 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 22 reported crimes per postcode area (June 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Exeter?

The most commonly reported crime category in Exeter is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for June 2026.

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