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Asking rent £1,713/month · Gross yield 6.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Exeter: asking rent £1,713/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,975 lets).
£1,713/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,975 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,975 lets.
6.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,464 lets
+7.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,464 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
965 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Exeter runs from £868/month for 1 bedroom to £3,998/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £868/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7% on the previous 12 months | 753 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,235/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3% on the previous 12 months | 927 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,600/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 608 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,446/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.2% on the previous 12 months | 412 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,998/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 581 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 2,489 units in Exeter whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Exeter ranks 1st of 8 local authorities in Devon for asking rent, at £1,713/month.
Exeter ranks 1st of 8 local authorities in Devon for asking rent, at £1,713/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter | £1,713/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,975 | measured |
| 2 | South Hams | £1,271/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 622 | measured |
| 3 | East Devon | £1,240/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 914 | measured |
| 4 | Teignbridge | £1,100/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 819 | measured |
| 5 | Mid Devon | £1,039/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 706 | measured |
Exeter ranks 1st of 8 local authorities in Devon for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,464 | measured |
| 2 | South Hams | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,441 | measured |
| 3 | East Devon | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,076 | measured |
| 4 | Teignbridge | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,194 | measured |
| 5 | Torridge | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 774 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Devon
EX4 leads the 2 postcode districts within Exeter for asking rent, at £2,060/month.
EX4 leads the 2 postcode districts within Exeter for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EX4 | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,466 | measured |
| 2 | EX2 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 998 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,975 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,464 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |