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Heavitree West & Polsloe

Middle area

North Exeter. 8,923 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 45% of people in Heavitree West & Polsloe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£294,000
Joint 3,606th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,295
Joint 3,054th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heavitree West & Polsloe

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heavitree West & Polsloe at a rate of 57.0 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 offences228
Other crime106
Anti-social behaviour51
Criminal damage and arson44
Shoplifting28
Burglary21
Vehicle crime13
Drug offences11
Robbery5
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heavitree West & Polsloe compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Heavitree West & PolsloeMiddle
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 West & Polsloe is £294,000.
£294,0007th cheapest
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 West & Polsloe is 8,295.
8,2957th most 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 West & Polsloe is 45.0%.
45%5th 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 West & Polsloe is 93.2%.
93.2%7th lowest

Is Heavitree West & Polsloe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heavitree West & Polsloe at a rate of 57.0 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heavitree West & Polsloe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (228), other crime (106) and anti-social behaviour (51).

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 West & Polsloe alone. See Exeter

Average house price
£282,696
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,514
43rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.9
Joint 111th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heavitree West & Polsloe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heavitree West & Polsloe was £294,000 in 2025.

Heavitree West & Polsloe had 8,295 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in Heavitree West & Polsloe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heavitree West & Polsloe, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.