Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Pennsylvania at a glance
- House prices
- £305,000
- Middle53rd percentile
- Schools
- 6th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 93rd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 54.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle63rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land22nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Pennsylvania a good place to live?
Pennsylvania may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. 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 Pennsylvania
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 54.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 63rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Pennsylvania
House prices
- Median sale price
- £305,000
- Percentile
- 53rd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 89 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 Pennsylvania
Schools
6th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Pennsylvania
Flood risk
1.2% 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 0.9% of the area. That is the 22nd 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 Pennsylvania
Transport
93rd 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 Pennsylvania a good place to live?
Pennsylvania may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Pennsylvania safe?
Pennsylvania ranks in the 63rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Pennsylvania?
The median sale price was £305,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 53rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Pennsylvania?
Schools rank in the 6th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Pennsylvania?
Nearby public profiles include Pinhoe in Exeter and Priory in Exeter.
