City Data - Exeter City Futures

Have you ever wanted to explore your city in numbers, but haven’t known where to look? Then you’re in the right place! We’ve gathered together some of the most useful, informative and interesting ways to look at our home town – have an explore, and see Exeter from a new angle. We think a place thrives when its community is actively engaged in examining how things work, and why they don’t.

If you’ve produced a report, infographic, visualisation, dashboard or anything else data driven, don’t be a stranger: send a link to info@exterdatamill.com with a brief blurb and we’ll showcase it here!

Exeter Data Mill – Open City Data

The one-stop-shop for Data on Exeter - Explore your city in numbers.

Where are the solar panels in Exeter?

This map shows solar panels in Exeter, found by locating solar panel outlines from satellite images and FIT data. Created by students from the Q-Step programme at the University of Exeter.

How is the average age of Exeter’s population changing over time?

Exeter is one of only 5 cities where average age of the population has gone down. See how the age of the population of Exeter is changing over time using this Interactive animated map.

How busy are the roads right now?

One of our goals is to reduce the dominance of cars. Roadworks.org is the most comprehensive source of up-to-date information affecting the UK road network.

How safe are our roads?

We aim for roads in the City to be reliable and safe.These interactive dashboards showing road casualty statistics in Devon, click on a part of the graph to filter the data.

Want to Plan a Cycling Journey?

Our goals are to reduce dominance of cars and increase walking and cycling rates. Exeter cyclists have listed 'quick win' changes that could be worked into the roads infrastructure to improve it.

How does the region generate its energy?

Carbon Brief has plotted the nation’s power stations in an interactive map to show the diversity of the UK’s electricity supply. Click here to find out where our power comes from.

How clean is Exeter’s air?

Want to know the most up-to-date air quality figures provided by Exeter City Council?

What are the cycling rates in the region?

Did you know St. Leonards tops the Exeter regions when it comes to cycling to work? Want to see how the regions of Devon compare when it comes to cycling?

How is pollution moving in Exeter?

Clean air in the City is a key goals for Exeter. Windy map the movement of light particulate matter (PM2.5) across the world - click here to find out about the air you're breathing right now.

How does Exeter compare to other cities?

Centre for Cities have created a tool has been created to allow you to explore data about the UK’s 63 largest cities and towns. Check out how Exeter compares to the rest of the country.

How do Devon’s regions compare economically?

Total output in Devon has grown by 14.7% between 2013 and 2017. Total GVA is now worth £16.61bn, nearly £2bn more than Bristol!

What is the energy generation mix in Exeter right now?

The available generation sources (renewable and non-renewable) change all the time depending on energy demand and prevailing conditions. Enter your postcode into the Carbon Tracer to display the current mix.

Learn About Devon’s Economic Growth

Total output in Devon has grown by 14.7% between 2013 and 2017. Exeter has seen sharp increases in total GVA, growing by almost 18% since 2014. Find out more

Which parts of the city are wheelchair accessible?

Wheelmap is a map for finding wheelchair accessible places. The map works similar to Wikipedia: anyone can contribute and mark public places around the world according to their wheelchair accessibility.

Is there much crime in Exeter?

We want Exeter to remain one of the best Cities in the UK in which to live. Find out how safe it is.

MAPPED: Every change Exeter cyclists think would make city better for them

Our goals are to reduce dominance of cars and increase walking and cycling rates. In this map cyclists in Exeter have listed every single 'quick win' change that could be worked into the roads infrastructure of the city to improve it. Created by Devon Live.

How many people walk and cycle in Exeter?

We are aiming for more than 50% of people in Exeter to be walking and cycling to school/work. This interactive map produced by the Department for Transport shows the latest official figures (2015-2016)

How expensive is it to live in Exeter?

Expatistan is a 'cost of living' calculator that allows you to compare the cost of living between cities around the world. This gives a better understanding of the cost of living of any city.

What is the size of Exeter’s tree canopy?

Biodiversity and greenspace are key to ensuring Exeter is a great City in which to live. Urban Forest Canopy assessments completed by Treeconomics, Forest Research and other organisations. The site also provides statistics on potential plantable space, historical tree cover and tree cover canopy goals where they are available.

Help Your Employees Make Smarter Travel Choices

Whether your aim is to solve your car parking issues, boost staff health and wellbeing, or reduce travel costs - DCC can support you, free, & keep your workplace moving.

Not sure where to start with reducing carbon emission in your business?

The Carbon Saving Trust offers tools to give small and medium sized UK businesses the first steps to start measuring, managing and reducing carbon emissions and reducing energy cost

See our city’s transport pulse

Short data animation to show how Exeter is connected, as part of the Exeter City Futures project. Created by 422 South.

Visualise Exeter’s Daily Volume of Traffic

Great timelapse video from @PeaEyeEnnKay (Twitter) showing the daily traffic on Alphington Road, Exeter. Thanks Pink for permission to use!

Want to know about wildlife projects in your area?

The Devon Wildlife Trust are Devon's only charity that exists to protect Devon's wildlife and natural environment. Click here to see what projects they're running in your area.

What’s the UK’s biodiversity plan?

The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) was published response to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992. The CBD called for national strategies and associated action plans to identify, conserve and protect existing biological diversity, and to enhance it.

Check out Exeter Cycling Campaign’s 2030 Cycling & Walking Network Plan

Volunteers from the Exeter Cycling Campaign built an example of what a 2030 cycling/walking network plan should look like.

Discover City Science’s Travel Analysis for the RD&E

The Royal Devon & NHS Foundation Trust commissioned City Science to conduct a comprehensive Active Travel analysis.