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Heavitree East & Whipton South

Middle area

North east Exeter. 7,594 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 38% of people in Heavitree East & Whipton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,459
Joint 4,483rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
38%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heavitree East & Whipton South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heavitree East & Whipton South at a rate of 83.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences290
Anti-social behaviour105
Other crime104
Criminal damage and arson41
Shoplifting27
Vehicle crime26
Drug offences19
Burglary17
Robbery3
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heavitree East & Whipton South compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Exeter · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from £201,000 to £428,500. The middle area is £300,000. Heavitree East & Whipton South is £300,000.
£300,0008th most expensive
Population15 middle areas, Exeter · 2021
Population: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 6,349 to 12,769. The middle area is 8,251. Heavitree East & Whipton South is 7,459.
7,4595th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Exeter · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 91.0%. Heavitree East & Whipton South is 38.0%.
38%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Exeter · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 73.9% to 98.9%. The middle area is 93.8%. Heavitree East & Whipton South is 97.8%.
97.8%3rd highest

Is Heavitree East & Whipton South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heavitree East & Whipton South at a rate of 83.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heavitree East & Whipton South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (290), anti-social behaviour (105) and other crime (104).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Exeter

These figures are published for the whole of Exeter, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Exeter and not Heavitree East & Whipton South alone. See Exeter

Average house price
£289,403
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,514
43rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.4×
Joint 111th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.9
Joint 111th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heavitree East & Whipton South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heavitree East & Whipton South was £300,000 in 2025.

Heavitree East & Whipton South had 7,459 usual residents at the census.

About 38% of people in Heavitree East & Whipton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heavitree East & Whipton South, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.