PRESTON STREET, EX1 1DU House Prices & Local Information

EX1 1DU is an up-and-coming urban area on Preston Street, 0.1km from Stepcote Hill in Exeter. Administratively it sits within St David's ward and the Exeter constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, EX1 1DU is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 60% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 18% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (248 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Average house prices are around £233k. 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 1DU are sourced from Output Area E00101319 (shared with 31 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.