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Countess Wear & Topsham

Middle area

South east Exeter. 9,268 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Countess Wear & Topsham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£428,500
1,625th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,251
3,122nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Countess Wear & Topsham compares

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Countess Wear & TopshamMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Exeter · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from £201,000 to £428,500. The middle area is £300,000. Countess Wear & Topsham is £428,500.
£428,500highest
Population15 middle areas, Exeter · 2021
Population: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 6,349 to 12,769. The middle area is 8,251. Countess Wear & Topsham is 8,251.
8,2518th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Exeter · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 73.9% to 98.9%. The middle area is 93.8%. Countess Wear & Topsham is 93.8%.
93.8%joint 7th highest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, Exeter · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 0.6% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.3%. Countess Wear & Topsham is 2.2%.
2.2%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Exeter

These figures are published for the whole of Exeter, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Exeter and not Countess Wear & Topsham alone. See Exeter

Average house price
£282,696
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,514
43rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.9
111th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Countess Wear & Topsham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Countess Wear & Topsham was £428,500 in 2025.

Countess Wear & Topsham had 8,251 usual residents at the census.

In Countess Wear & Topsham, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Countess Wear & Topsham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.