About Exeter
Exeter is the South West's regional capital and the gateway city for Devon and Cornwall. University of Exeter campus expansion, major capital works at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust, the development of Exeter's professional and technology sector business parks and the presence of government agencies covering the wider South West create contractor and corporate accommodation demand spanning multiple trade disciplines and project lengths. As a regional capital, Exeter draws professional demand from a catchment that extends across Devon, Cornwall and much of the wider South West peninsula.
Exeter St Davids' under-two-hour direct service to London Paddington makes Exeter genuinely practical for hybrid workers maintaining London client relationships from a Devon base. The M5 runs directly through the city from Junctions 29 to 31, giving contractors and professionals direct road access to Bristol, Taunton and the wider South West. Exeter is also one of the UK's fastest-growing relocation destinations for professionals from London and the South-East — drawn by quality of life, Dartmoor, the Devon coast and property values that compare very favourably with the Home Counties. All bookings with Book For Less Direct are made directly with no OTA commission.
Who Stays With Us
Exeter's guest profile reflects the breadth of its regional capital role. NHS locums and agency nurses from Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust book medical accommodation near Wonford and Barrack Road. University of Exeter academic and research staff, CQC inspection teams and visiting government agency professionals take corporate furnished lets. Contractors on university campus expansion, NHS capital works and city infrastructure projects take rolling contractor accommodation. Insurance displacement from Exe flood plain events is placed at short notice. And professionals relocating from London and the South-East use our furnished monthly lets as their first Devon home while they explore the property market.
What's Nearby
EMPLOYER
University of Exeter & Royal Devon NHS Trust
The University of Exeter's Streatham Campus and Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust's facilities at Wonford and Barrack Road are the two principal employer anchors in our Exeter accommodation portfolio. The university's Russell Group research status and the trust's position as one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the South West generate contractor, academic and medical accommodation demand on a continuous basis throughout the year.
EMPLOYER
Government Agencies & Professional Services
Exeter's role as the South West's administrative capital means a concentration of government agency offices — HMRC, Environment Agency regional headquarters, Met Office and professional services firms managing South West mandates. Secondments, project assignments and regulatory inspection visits generate corporate accommodation demand from a wide range of public and private sector employers.
TRANSPORT
Exeter St Davids — London Paddington in Under 2 Hours
Exeter St Davids offers direct Great Western Main Line services to London Paddington in under two hours — remarkable connectivity for a city at the gateway to Devon and Cornwall. Cross-country services reach Bristol in 75 minutes and Birmingham in under three hours. M5 Junctions 29 to 31 provide national motorway access, making Exeter an outstanding base for professionals managing multi-site South West projects.
LIFESTYLE
Dartmoor National Park — 15 Miles West
Dartmoor National Park begins just 15 miles west of Exeter — one of the shortest distances between a regional capital and a national park anywhere in the UK. The open granite moorland, ancient stone rows, dramatic tors and beautiful river valleys of Dartmoor are accessible as an evening or weekend destination from Exeter. Princetown, Widecombe-in-the-Moor and the Two Bridges area are all within 45 minutes by road.
LIFESTYLE
Exeter Cathedral, Quayside & East Devon Coast
Exeter Cathedral, a Norman and Gothic masterpiece at the heart of the city, anchors a historic city centre of unusual completeness. The regenerated Exeter Quayside — built on the city's historic waterfront — provides independent restaurants and the Exeter Ship Canal towpath. The East Devon AONB and Jurassic Coast begin at Exmouth, 20 minutes east by road or rail, with Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and the dramatic red sandstone cliffs all within easy reach.