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St James's Park & Hoopern: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the St James's Park & Hoopern neighbourhood of Exeter, England (ONS area Exeter 004). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes EX4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EX4 6QD.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification
St James's Park & Hoopern is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Exeter (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £360,000 and flats for £167,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Exeter (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, St James Park (Devon), is about a 3-minute walk 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
£360,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£167,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% 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
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.28; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 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 4 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 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
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where St James's Park & Hoopern sits in Exeter
- Typical house price: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Exeter
- Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Exeter with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Exeter
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 St James's Park & Hoopern
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
5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Exeter, 1 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
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Solar and heat pumps
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St James Park (Devon) Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (210 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Paignton (53 to 66 min) and Exmouth (about 27 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 St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 7 areas (Jan 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Thomas Hall School 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024).
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 St James's Park & Hoopern
What is the typical house price in St James's Park & Hoopern?
£360,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does St James's Park & Hoopern compare with the rest of Exeter?
Typical house price: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Exeter. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Exeter with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Exeter.
Is St James's Park & Hoopern an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is St James's Park & Hoopern gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.28; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to St James's Park & Hoopern?
St James Park (Devon). Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (210 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Paignton (53 to 66 min) and Exmouth (about 27 min).
Which state schools are nearest to St James's Park & Hoopern?
Nearest state primary school. St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery. 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 7 areas (Jan 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Thomas Hall School. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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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.