Exmouth Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Exmouth: Coastal town with Exe estuary waterfront and growing appeal from Exeter commuters.

The Exmouth property market recorded 2,815 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £320,000. This places Exmouth £38k above the Devon county median of £282,500, and £35k above the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Exmouth have been broadly stable, a year-on-year change of -1.5%. Within Devon, Exmouth ranks 1st by price out of 8 principal towns, and 2nd by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Exmouth median prices moved from £330,000 in Q3 2024 to £325,000 in Q4 2025, a change of -1.5% over 5 quarters. The most recent quarter is excluded because HM Land Registry registrations for it are still incomplete.

East Devon District Council, the local planning authority covering Exmouth, approved 749 residential planning applications and refused 113 in the last 12 months, with 279 still awaiting a decision. That is an approval rate of 87%.

Those applications propose around 2,128 homes, an estimated £669.4m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Exmouth vary significantly by type. The table below compares Exmouth prices with Devon county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Exmouth command £483,500, while flat properties are most accessible at £190,000. The £294k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 95 new-build sales in Exmouth for the past 12 months, 3.4% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

On those registered sales, new builds in Exmouth sold at a premium of 21.9% to existing stock.

Across the wider Devon market, 411 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Devon property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Exmouth, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £292,500 to £775,000 illustrates the breadth of the Exmouth market.

For developers considering Exmouth, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £320,000 and detached homes at £483,500, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Exmouth with a GDV of £483,500 would attract senior debt of approximately £314,275 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have softened 1.5% year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Exmouth by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Exmouth's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Devon:

For the full Devon town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Devon property market report.