Buying a home in EX1, Exeter. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£325kmost £282k–£379k
Houses per m²£3,804flats £3,132
Sold last year1811,158 in five years
Prices in Exeter-1.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX1 sold for £325,466 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £281,947 and £378,771, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Exeter (£331,000).

181 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £135k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EX1 2 (£3,629) and the most in EX1 1 (£4,225).

Across Exeter, prices are down 1.8% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,362 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,484 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £65,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in EX1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£165,744£132k–£182k43 m²5
2£263,173£239k–£293k69 m²243
3£325,466£282k–£379k88 m²442
4£394,649£332k–£466k108 m²151
5+£515,000£440k–£626k149 m²79

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£166k£263k£325k£395k£515k
Detached—£308k£364k£468k£534k
Semi-detached—£275k£369k£426k£510k
Terraced—£256k£297k£340k£468k
Flats£135k£175k£188k£460k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EX1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
EX1 1£4,225£3,859
EX1 2£3,629£2,999
EX1 3£3,815£2,986
EX1 4£4,019—

Schools near EX1

Best state primary within 2 kmNewtown Primary School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Peter's Church of England Aided School56.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%11 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about EX1

Is EX1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Exeter; prices in Exeter are down 1.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.8% against 43.8%); 181 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EX1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX1 sold for £325,466 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £281,947 and £378,771.

Is EX1 expensive for Exeter?

A 3-bedroom house in EX1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Exeter (£331,000).

How many homes sell in EX1 each year?

181 homes sold in the last year and 1,158 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near EX1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Newtown Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near EX1?

For a 3-bedroom house, EX17 (£276k, 17 km), EX15 (£272k, 20 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.