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St Thomas East

Middle area

West Exeter. 8,017 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in St Thomas East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£265,000
Joint 3,014th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,064
Joint 3,444th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in St Thomas East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Thomas East at a rate of 112.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences322
Shoplifting208
Anti-social behaviour113
Other crime106
Criminal damage and arson72
Vehicle crime29
Burglary16
Drug offences16
Robbery11
Theft from the person9

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How St Thomas East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

St Thomas EastMiddle
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. St Thomas East is £265,000.
£265,000joint 4th cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Exeter · 2021
Population: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 6,349 to 12,769. The middle area is 8,251. St Thomas East is 8,064.
8,0647th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Exeter · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Exeter15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 91.0%. St Thomas East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. St Thomas East is 93.8%.
93.8%joint 7th highest

Is St Thomas East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Thomas East at a rate of 112.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.9 per 1,000 people across Exeter.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Thomas East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (322), shoplifting (208) and anti-social behaviour (113).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 St Thomas East 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.9
Joint 111th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Thomas East in brief

The median price paid for a home in St Thomas East was £265,000 in 2025.

St Thomas East had 8,064 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in St Thomas East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In St Thomas East, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.