Housing in EX1 3HG
What the homes in EX1 3HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heavitree East & Whipton South
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
EX1 3HGExeter
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.5%). Flats make up 51.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.9% of households in the EX1 3HG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 16% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented54.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.8%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Exeter
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Exeter (August 2026, +0.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX1 3HG (Heavitree East & Whipton South) (about 1,911 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.