Renting in Exeter

Average Rent in Exeter: £1,250/mo

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Median asking rent across 3,394 live Exeter listings on 4 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,250 /month

3,394 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Exeter by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,128/mo	349
1 bed	£900/mo	849
2 bed	£1,250/mo	870
3 bed	£1,450/mo	490
4+ bed	£1,850/mo	264
Room (house share)	£650/mo	572

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 11 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Exeter

What it costs to rent in Exeter

Exeter currently has 3,394 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,250 a month. 80 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 36% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is EX1 at around £1,200/mo, while EX5 sits nearer £1,600/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Exeter by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,394 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Exeter

£1,128/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Exeter is £1,128 a month, 10% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 349 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Exeter

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Exeter is £900 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 849 listings currently on the market.

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

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Exeter is £1,250 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 870 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Exeter

£1,450/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Exeter is £1,450 a month, 16% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 490 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Exeter

£1,850/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Exeter is £1,850 a month, 48% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 264 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Exeter

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Exeter house share is £650 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 572 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £1,320/mo (Jul 26, +1.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,320

Jul 26

Annual

+1.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,027

Aug 21

Total change

+29%

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

Median rent

£1,320/mo

£15,840/yr

Median pay

£29,531/yr

gross, 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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Exeter

Flats & apartments

1526

51% of listings

Houses

872

29% of listings

Rooms

572

19% 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 895 houses currently advertised in Exeter.

Terraced
43%382
Other house
27%245
Semi-detached
16%141
Detached
12%104
Bungalow
3%23

Rent by postcode

Where Exeter rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,667 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Exeter

1EX5£1,600/mo13 rentals
2EX3£1,300/mo9 rentals
3EX2£1,298/mo386 rentals

Cheapest in Exeter

1EX1£1,200/mo532 rentals
2EX6£1,200/mo5 rentals
3EX4£1,213/mo706 rentals

Features · Exeter

Garden, parking, and floor area in Exeter

Live signal across 3,394 Exeter rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 602 Exeter listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 785 Exeter listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Exeter this week

80 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 (September 2026), Exeter has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 32 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Exeter is Violent crime, accounting for 56% of all incidents.

Crime overview

32 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
56% 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 July 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 (325) · pop. ~7,000
115
per 1k
Heavitree
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (167) · pop. ~9,000
47
per 1k
St Thomas
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (278) · pop. ~13,000
54
per 1k
Pennsylvania
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (228) · pop. ~6,000
99
per 1k
Pinhoe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (76) · pop. ~10,000
14
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

1654

OnTheMarket

711

SpareRoom

572

OpenRent

457

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Frequently asked

Renting in Exeter — your questions answered

How much is rent in Exeter?

The average (median) asking rent in Exeter is £1,250 a month — a 1-bed is £900 and a 2-bed £1,250, based on 3,394 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a studio in Exeter is £1,128 a month, 10% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 349 studios currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Exeter is £900 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 849 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Exeter is £1,250 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 870 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Exeter is £1,450 a month, 16% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 490 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Exeter is £1,850 a month, 48% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 264 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Exeter?

The median asking rent for a room in a Exeter house share is £650 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 572 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Exeter?

There are currently 3,394 rental properties available in Exeter, with 80 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 32 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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