SOUTH STREET, EX1 1EB House Prices & Local Information

EX1 1EB is an up-and-coming urban area on South Street, 0.2km from Friars Green in Exeter. Administratively it sits within St David's ward and the Exeter constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. The daytime character shifts — traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 56% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (317 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £145k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for EX1 1EB are sourced from Output Area E00180288 (shared with 89 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.