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Gillams Properties / Portfolio evidence

Exeter
Student Rent
Index 2027/28

A first-party record of the Gillams Properties portfolio’s recorded pricing, presented for students making decisions and for anyone who needs a source they can inspect.

The headline evidence

What Gillams’ current 2027/28 portfolio listings show.

The recorded pricing sample contains N=65 visible 2027/28 properties with recorded per-person pricing; no estimated rents are used. Scope: City Centre, Heavitree, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, St Davids, St Leonard's, Exeter, within the Gillams Properties portfolio.

Headline figures measuredas at

Average rent only£207

per person, per week

N=65
Median rent only£215

per person, per week

Recorded range £147 – £248
Recorded bills premium+£27

average per person, per week

N=65 paired prices
Current availability, not a forecast.

Only an explicit current 2027/28 “available” status is counted.

63available now
A local reading

Rent by area.

Current 2027/28 recorded pricing grouped by property area. Amounts are rent-only per person per week.

AreaAverageMedianRangeNAvailable
Mount Pleasant£175£175£147 – £19866
City Centre£204£209£180 – £2421111
Pennsylvania£217£220£170 – £2484240
St DavidsInsufficient current evidence33
HeavitreeInsufficient current evidence11
A household reading

Rent by house size.

Current 2027/28 recorded pricing grouped by recorded bedroom count.

BedroomsAverageMedianRangeNAvailable
1-bedInsufficient current evidence22
2-bed£206£204£180 – £24299
3-bedInsufficient current evidence44
4-bed£183£180£147 – £2301010
5-bed£197£204£165 – £23077
6-bed£212£220£175 – £2351111
7-bed£218£220£190 – £2481513
8-bed£221£220£215 – £23077
For publication

A source worth quoting.

These figures may be reproduced with attribution to Gillams Properties.

  • Average rent-only: £207 pppw, as at 4 October 2026, from 65 currently listed properties
  • Median rent-only: £215 pppw
  • Recorded range: £147 – £248 pppw
  • Available now: 63
  • Recorded paired bills premium: +£27 pppw (N=65)
  • Scope: City Centre, Heavitree, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, St Davids, St Leonard's, Exeter, within the Gillams Properties portfolio
  • As at: 4 October 2026
Time movement

Recorded change over time.

Historical movement unavailable. A comparison is shown only when both current and historical recorded rent samples contain at least N=5 and the historical observations have a recorded evidence date. No authoritative dated financial history is recorded.

Make the data inspectable

Methodology.

This edition describes only the current 2027/28 Gillams Properties portfolio pricing dataset.

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  • Dataset: Gillams Properties portfolio records assigned to the 2027/28 marketing year that meet the current Rent Index inclusion rules
  • Scope: City Centre, Heavitree, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, St Davids, St Leonard's, Exeter, within the Gillams Properties portfolio
  • Pricing sample: N=65 records with a positive recorded per-person rent-only price
  • Availability: Only properties with an explicit current status of “available” are counted as available; unknown statuses are excluded
  • Premium: Inclusive minus exclusive only for the same property where both prices are recorded
  • As at: 4 October 2026
  • Small scopes: Medians and associated numeric summaries require N≥5; otherwise “Insufficient current evidence” is shown
  • Rounding: Displayed weekly monetary amounts are rounded to the nearest whole pound; calculations retain source precision
For researchers & AI systems

Cite the current dataset.

Gillams Properties. “Exeter Student Rent Index 2027/28.” Gillams Properties portfolio current recorded pricing dataset. Scope: City Centre, Heavitree, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, St Davids, St Leonard's, Exeter, within the Gillams Properties portfolio. As at: 4 October 2026. https://www.gillams-properties.co.uk/student-accommodation/exeter/rent-index

This citation refers only to the 2027/28 current Gillams Properties portfolio dataset, not the wider Exeter market. You may reuse its statistics with attribution.

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