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Exeter has more households renting privately than most cathedral cities — a quarter, up from a fifth in a decade — and a third of the city lives in a terrace. Heavitree, Newtown and St Leonard's carry most of both, and the specification follows the tenancy rather than the taste.
Exeter combines elegant Georgian and Regency terraces in St Leonard’s and the Cathedral Close with characterful Victorian villas in Pennsylvania and Heavitree, riverside conversions in Topsham and modern family developments at Cranbrook and Newcourt. The cathedral city’s mix of heritage, university and growing tech economy drives consistent demand for quality renovations.
Engineered oak in country and rustic finishes is the bestseller across Exeter, reflecting Devon’s relaxed, character-led aesthetic. Solid oak is popular in the city’s Georgian and Victorian period homes, particularly in St Leonard’s and Pennsylvania. For Topsham’s riverside properties, LVT handles moisture better than wood alternatives.
Rustic, characterful tones that suit Devon’s country aesthetic and Exeter’s period homes.
Shop rangeAuthentic character for St Leonard’s Georgian and Pennsylvania Victorian properties.
Shop rangeWaterproof and practical for Topsham riverside homes and Exeter kitchens.
Shop rangePrivate renting reached 24.9% of Exeter households in 2021, up from 21.0% a decade earlier, while owner-occupation slipped to 57.2%. Terraced housing is the largest single type at 31.3%, spread through Heavitree, Exwick, Newtown and St Leonard's and St David's, with EX1, EX2 and EX4 all served. A rented terrace argues for floors that go down without wrecking what is underneath: click-fit vinyl planks or loose-lay carpet tiles lift again at the end of a tenancy. Suspended timber ground floors are common in stock of that form, and loose boards want screwing back to the joists with a plywood overlay before anything rigid goes on top, or deflection opens gaps within a season.
At the 2021 census, 26.0% of households in Exeter lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 73.3% in a house or bungalow — 31.3% of all households in a terraced house.
Tenure: ONS, Census 2021, Exeter (E07000041) · Accommodation type: ONS, Census 2021, ExeterThe same questions come up in every town we deliver to. These five references answer them once, with the source in each case.
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