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Exeter house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Exeter, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£282,696

Annual change

-1.7%

Homes sold, May 2026

England average

£293,479

The average property in Exeter sold for £282,696 in July 2026, down 1.7% on the year. That is about 4% below the England average of £293,479. 78 homes sold in Exeter in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Exeter fell 3%, peaking at £291,674 in August 2025.

£291,674 £280,643

August 2025July 2026

Peak £291,674 in August 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Exeter at £517,757, 214% above flat or maisonette at £164,900. Detached, Terraced and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£517,757	-1.7%
Semi-detached	£346,054	-0.5%
Terraced	£282,887	-0.9%
Flat or maisonette	£164,900	-4.7%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Exeter paid £97,188 less than people who already owned, a gap of 40%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£243,505	-1.7%
Former owner-occupier	£340,693	-1.7%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Exeter paid 7% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 22% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£268,230	-2.2%	8
Mortgage	£289,130	-1.5%	28

By property status

New builds in Exeter sold for 47% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£411,496	+1.4%
Existing property	£280,631	-1.5%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
July 2026	£282,696	-1.7%	n/a
June 2026	£280,643	-1.8%	n/a
May 2026	£283,766	-1.3%	78
April 2026	£286,138	-2.7%	91
March 2026	£287,271	-2.8%	119
February 2026	£285,340	-1.6%	104
January 2026	£285,973	Broadly flat	86
December 2025	£287,815	Broadly flat	141
November 2025	£290,251	-0.5%	129
October 2025	£291,563	-0.7%	168
September 2025	£290,909	Broadly flat	132
August 2025	£291,674	+1.2%	145

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.