Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Heavitree at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 60.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle38th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Heavitree a good place to live?
Heavitree may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Exeter below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Heavitree
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Heavitree
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 114 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Heavitree
Schools
4th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Heavitree
Flood risk
3.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.7% of the area. That is the 38th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Heavitree
Transport
91st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Heavitree a good place to live?
Heavitree may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Heavitree safe?
Heavitree ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Heavitree?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Heavitree?
Schools rank in the 4th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Heavitree?
Nearby public profiles include Mincinglake & Whipton South East in Exeter and St. Loyes in Exeter.
