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Housing in EX4 7BU

What the homes in EX4 7BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St James's Park & Hoopern
Council
Exeter
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,531 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (57.6%). Flats make up 30.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

EX4 7BUEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached8.4%31.5%
Terraced57.6%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house17.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.6% of households in the EX4 7BU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 59.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

EX4 7BU
38%
60%
England
  • Owned37.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented59.8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

EX4 7BUEngland
Owned outright18.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent57.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

EX4 7BUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.4%). 13% of households include dependent children.

EX4 7BUEngland
Living alone, under 6624.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households34.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

ExeterEngland
All homes£1,318£1,459
One bedroom£915£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,131£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,362£1,489
Four or more£1,919£2,161
Detached£1,711£1,640
Semi-detached£1,386£1,449
Terraced£1,352£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,046£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX4 7BU (St James's Park & Hoopern) (about 1,531 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.

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