Housing in EX2 8EP
What the homes in EX2 8EP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alphington & Marsh Barton
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
EX2 8EPExeter
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.4%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.2% of households in the EX2 8EP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented26.4%20.5%
- Social rented15.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.1%). 25.5% 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 EX2 8EP (Alphington & Marsh Barton) (about 1,474 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.