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Ottery St Mary & West Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ottery St Mary & West Hill neighbourhood of East Devon, England (ONS area East Devon 008). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes EX10, EX11, EX5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EX11 1LD.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Ottery St Mary & West Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against East Devon (2 of 15 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £380,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across East Devon (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Feniton, is 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£380,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.14; 2 of 15 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£57,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Ottery St Mary & West Hill sits in East Devon

  • Typical house price: 10th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon
  • Average household income: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ottery St Mary & West Hill

House prices: Ottery St Mary & West Hill against East Devon: This neighbourhood £65k (1995) to £370k (2026); East Devon £60k (1995) to £335k (2026).£104k£356k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£370kEast Devon£335k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across East Devon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Devon, 0 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Feniton Railway station, 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Exeter St Davids (about 25 min); South Western Railway and Great Western Railway to Axminster (about 22 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school West Hill Primary School 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Apr 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school The King's School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jan 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ottery St Mary & West Hill

What is the typical house price in Ottery St Mary & West Hill?

£380,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Ottery St Mary & West Hill compare with the rest of East Devon?

Typical house price: 10th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon. Average household income: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon.

Is Ottery St Mary & West Hill an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ottery St Mary & West Hill gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.14; 2 of 15 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ottery St Mary & West Hill?

Feniton. Railway station, 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Exeter St Davids (about 25 min); South Western Railway and Great Western Railway to Axminster (about 22 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ottery St Mary & West Hill?

Nearest state primary school. West Hill Primary School. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Apr 2026). Nearest state secondary school. The King's School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jan 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.