Housing in EX4 4RR
What the homes in EX4 4RR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pennsylvania & University
- Council
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,805 (2024)
EX4 4RRExeter
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (51.1%). Flats make up 20%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.1% of households in the EX4 4RR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented20.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (17%). 16.2% 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 EX4 4RR (Pennsylvania & University) (about 3,805 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.