East Dulwich against Exeter, Bath and Torquay

On your three things, then the running costs and the largest difference beyond them. Better and worse are judged on where each figure sits among every council it is published for, the same way as the tables below, so a small gap on a narrow measure is not dressed up as a finding. This section does not rank the places and does not say which to choose.

Running cost, a year	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Council tax, band D	East Dulwich£1,967	Exeter£2,495Worse+£528	Bath£2,383Worse+£416	Torquay£2,470Worse+£503
Water and sewerage, average for the supplier	East Dulwich£658Thames Water	Exeter£740Worse+£82South West Water	BathSupplier not confirmed	TorquaySupplier not confirmed
Energy, modelled running cost of a median home	East Dulwich£93370m² median · £13.57/m² · 200 homes	Exeter£1,008Similar+£7577m² median · £14.11/m² · 198 homes	Bath£1,418Worse+£48586m² median · £14.19/m² · 200 homes	Torquay£1,248Worse+£31572m² median · £15.05/m² · 200 homes
Council tax and energy together	East Dulwich£2,900	Exeter£3,503Worse+£603	Bath£3,801Worse+£901	Torquay£3,718Worse+£818

Council tax: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · Water: Water UK, average annual household combined water and sewerage bill, 2026-27 · Energy: MHCLG Energy Certificate Data API, postcode district sample

Council tax is band D, the standard comparator, including the county, police and fire precepts. Which band a property sits in is on the Valuation Office Agency's site. The gap between places widens as the band rises.

Water is the average bill for the whole of each company's area. A metered bill depends on use and an unmetered one on rateable value, so this compares places and does not predict a bill.

Energy is the median modelled running cost, heating plus hot water plus lighting, of homes in each postcode district: postcodes drawn at random across the district, each home once on its latest certificate. Only certificates lodged since January 2023 are used, because each is costed at the fuel prices of its day and older ones read far cheaper, which would flatter a district with fewer recent sales. It is modelled at standard occupancy. A certificate only exists where a home has been sold, let or built.

An energy gap reads as similar, in its own line and in the total, when it is smaller than a second sample of the two districts could produce on its own, worked out from how far each district's median moves when its postcodes are resampled.

Getting a doctor

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Patients per fully qualified GP	East Dulwich2,514Lower than 18% of councils	Exeter1,924Better−590Lower than 79% of councils	Bath1,997Better−517Lower than 71% of councils	Torquay2,120Better−394Lower than 56% of councils
GP practices rated Good or Outstanding	East Dulwich88%Higher than 2% of councils	Exeter100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils	Bath100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils	Torquay100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils
Residents within 1km of a pharmacy	East Dulwich99.7%Higher than 96% of councils	Exeter90.2%Worse−9.5ppHigher than 75% of councils	Bath76.8%Worse−22.9ppHigher than 48% of councils	Torquay90%Worse−9.7ppHigher than 75% of councils

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · NHS organisation register for England and Wales, Public Health Scotland's dispenser register and BSO's dispensing figures for Northern Ireland, read at every census area · October 2026

Where England has two tiers of council, GP practices rated Good or Outstanding is published for the county, so every district in it shows the county's figure.

GP practices	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
GP practices with a postcode in the district	East Dulwich6SE22	Exeter5EX4	Bath3BA1	Torquay3TQ1

NHS Organisation Data Service · postcode district

A count, not a verdict. More practices serving more people is not more availability. Nothing published says how long the wait is at any one practice or whether it is taking patients: ring it.

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What it costs to live there

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Council tax, band D	East Dulwich£1,967Lower than 97% of councils	Exeter£2,495Worse+£528Lower than 32% of councils	Bath£2,383Worse+£416Lower than 63% of councils	Torquay£2,470Worse+£503Lower than 40% of councils
Average house price, all homes	East Dulwich£582kLower than 4% of councils	Exeter£281kLower−£301kLower than 47% of councils	Bath£404kLower−£178kLower than 20% of councils	Torquay£224kLower−£359kLower than 67% of councils
Average monthly rent, two bedrooms	East Dulwich£2,348Lower than 2% of councils	Exeter£1,131Lower−£1,217Lower than 34% of councils	Bath£1,523Lower−£825Lower than 14% of councils	Torquay£817Lower−£1,531Lower than 66% of councils
Price to local earnings	East Dulwich12.0Lower than 6% of councils	Exeter8.1Lower−3.9Lower than 36% of councils	Bath10.0Lower−2.0Lower than 14% of councils	Torquay6.7Lower−5.3Lower than 56% of councils

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · UK House Price Index · June 2026 · ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025), from NOMIS and, for Northern Ireland, NISRA · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay

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Crime and the roads

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents	East Dulwich121.7Lower than 4% of councils	Exeter96.4Better−25.3Lower than 18% of councils	Bath78.7Better−43.0Lower than 37% of councils	Torquay93.8Better−27.9Lower than 21% of councils
Residential burglary per 1,000 households	East Dulwich11.4Lower than 3% of councils	Exeter4.2Better−7.2Lower than 62% of councils	Bath6.0Better−5.4Lower than 34% of councils	Torquay3.9Better−7.5Lower than 70% of councils
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year	East Dulwich67.3Lower than 6% of councils	Exeter35.2Better−32.1Lower than 70% of councils	Bath29.2Better−38.1Lower than 88% of councils	Torquay29.6Better−37.7Lower than 87% of councils

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership and PSNI recorded crime by policing district, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership and PSNI recorded crime by policing district, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025

Where England has two tiers of council, killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year is published for the county, so every district in it shows the county's figure.

Everything measured here where a place you are considering is materially worse than where you live now, largest gap first.

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Recorded historic flooding within 1km	East DulwichNone	ExeterYesWorseone outline	BathYesWorsefive outlines	TorquayYesWorseone outline

Environment Agency Historic Flood Map · all recorded events

This is the map of places that have flooded, from recorded events, not the risk model. It carries no event name and no date, so it can say a place has flooded and cannot say when. A zero in England is a real zero: the same query finds outlines in Tewkesbury and York.

Not in this plan, though all of it would show up in a search: radon, coal mining, subsidence, ground rent, service charges and cladding. The last four belong to a specific property and cannot honestly be answered from an area.

The last thing in this plan on purpose, because it is the part you can act on.

Nothing in this plan is a recommendation to move and nothing in it is financial advice. It sets out the compromises. The decision and whether you can afford it are yours.

Every figure we publish, for each place

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Council tax, band D	East Dulwich£1,967Lower than 97% of councils	Exeter£2,495Worse+£528Lower than 32% of councils	Bath£2,383Worse+£416Lower than 63% of councils	Torquay£2,470Worse+£503Lower than 40% of councils
Average house price, all homes	East Dulwich£582kLower than 4% of councils	Exeter£281kLower−£301kLower than 47% of councils	Bath£404kLower−£178kLower than 20% of councils	Torquay£224kLower−£359kLower than 67% of councils
Average monthly rent, two bedrooms	East Dulwich£2,348Lower than 2% of councils	Exeter£1,131Lower−£1,217Lower than 34% of councils	Bath£1,523Lower−£825Lower than 14% of councils	Torquay£817Lower−£1,531Lower than 66% of councils
Price to local earnings	East Dulwich12.0Lower than 6% of councils	Exeter8.1Lower−3.9Lower than 36% of councils	Bath10.0Lower−2.0Lower than 14% of councils	Torquay6.7Lower−5.3Lower than 56% of councils
Energy efficiency score of the typical home	East Dulwich74Higher than 99% of councils	Exeter70Worse−4Higher than 73% of councils	Bath68Worse−6Higher than 26% of councils	Torquay67Worse−7Higher than 13% of councils
Households with no car or van	East Dulwich60.3%Higher than 98% of councils	Exeter25.4%Lower−34.9ppHigher than 77% of councils	Bath19.9%Lower−40.4ppHigher than 58% of councils	Torquay23.2%Lower−37.1ppHigher than 70% of councils
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station	East Dulwich81.6%Higher than 95% of councils	Exeter61.8%Similar−19.8ppHigher than 89% of councils	Bath21.2%Worse−60.4ppHigher than 40% of councils	Torquay26.3%Worse−55.3ppHigher than 52% of councils
Residents within 1km of a supermarket	East Dulwich98.7%Higher than 95% of councils	Exeter87.7%Worse−11ppHigher than 76% of councils	Bath81.8%Worse−16.9ppHigher than 66% of councils	Torquay94.8%Similar−3.9ppHigher than 88% of councils
Residents within 1km of a pharmacy	East Dulwich99.7%Higher than 96% of councils	Exeter90.2%Worse−9.5ppHigher than 75% of councils	Bath76.8%Worse−22.9ppHigher than 48% of councils	Torquay90%Worse−9.7ppHigher than 75% of councils
Premises with full fibre available	East Dulwich81.4%Higher than 59% of councils	Exeter78.8%Similar−2.6ppHigher than 51% of councils	Bath72%Worse−9.4ppHigher than 33% of councils	Torquay84.2%Similar+2.8ppHigher than 67% of councils
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	East Dulwich70%Higher than 91% of councils	Exeter62%Worse−8ppHigher than 44% of councils	Bath66%Worse−4ppHigher than 74% of councils	Torquay62%Worse−8ppHigher than 44% of councils
Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score	East Dulwich50.4Higher than 84% of councils	Exeter47.3Worse−3.1Higher than 64% of councils	Bath47.4Worse−3.0Higher than 65% of councils	Torquay44.0Worse−6.4Higher than 28% of councils
Patients per fully qualified GP	East Dulwich2,514Lower than 18% of councils	Exeter1,924Better−590Lower than 79% of councils	Bath1,997Better−517Lower than 71% of councils	Torquay2,120Better−394Lower than 56% of councils
GP practices rated Good or Outstanding	East Dulwich88%Higher than 2% of councils	Exeter100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils	Bath100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils	Torquay100%Better+12ppHigher than 77% of councils
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents	East Dulwich121.7Lower than 4% of councils	Exeter96.4Better−25.3Lower than 18% of councils	Bath78.7Better−43.0Lower than 37% of councils	Torquay93.8Better−27.9Lower than 21% of councils
Residential burglary per 1,000 households	East Dulwich11.4Lower than 3% of councils	Exeter4.2Better−7.2Lower than 62% of councils	Bath6.0Better−5.4Lower than 34% of councils	Torquay3.9Better−7.5Lower than 70% of councils
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year	East Dulwich67.3Lower than 6% of councils	Exeter35.2Better−32.1Lower than 70% of councils	Bath29.2Better−38.1Lower than 88% of councils	Torquay29.6Better−37.7Lower than 87% of councils
Residents at the same address a year earlier	East Dulwich83.1%Higher than 7% of councils	Exeter78.2%Similar−4.9ppLower than 99% of councils	Bath82.3%Similar−0.8ppHigher than 5% of councils	Torquay90.6%Better+7.5ppHigher than 58% of councils
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents	East Dulwich6.9Higher than 61% of councils	Exeter6.5Lower−0.4Higher than 54% of councils	Bath9.0Higher+2.1Higher than 86% of councils	Torquay8.2Higher+1.3Higher than 78% of councils
Life satisfaction, mean out of 10	East Dulwich7.2Higher than 11% of councils	Exeter7.4Better+0.1Higher than 29% of councils	Bath7.4Better+0.1Higher than 33% of councils	Torquay7.4Better+0.2Higher than 39% of councils
Anxiety, mean out of 10	East Dulwich3.8Lower than 4% of councils	Exeter3.3Better−0.5Lower than 40% of councils	Bath3.6Similar−0.2Lower than 11% of councils	Torquay3.3Better−0.5Lower than 41% of councils
Healthy life expectancy at birth, women	East Dulwich62.7 yrsHigher than 62% of councils	Exeter64 yrsBetter+1.3 yrsHigher than 77% of councils	Bath65.6 yrsBetter+2.9 yrsHigher than 90% of councils	Torquay61.9 yrsSimilar−0.8 yrsHigher than 53% of councils
Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home	East Dulwich44.1 haHigher than 76% of councils	Exeter15.5 haWorse−28.6 haHigher than 26% of councils	Bath8.6 haWorse−35.5 haHigher than 9% of councils	Torquay15.7 haWorse−28.4 haHigher than 26% of councils
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean	East Dulwich22.3 µg/m³Lower than 1% of councils	Exeter6.1 µg/m³Better−16.2Lower than 72% of councils	Bath6.9 µg/m³Better−15.4Lower than 61% of councils	Torquay4.8 µg/m³Better−17.5Lower than 85% of councils

Each figure is the council's, from the same measured data as the Groundsense map. How each one is measured and where it stops: groundsense.co.uk/places/how-we-measure/

The neighbourhood: deprivation and food hygiene

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Deprivation of the neighbourhood	East Dulwich47.3%of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived · IMD rank 15,542 of 32,844	Exeter96.7%of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived · IMD rank 31,749 of 32,844	Bath37.1%of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived · IMD rank 12,188 of 32,844	Torquay2.2%of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived · IMD rank 714 of 32,844
Food businesses within one mile, rated 3 or better	East Dulwich96.4%of 581 rated · 638 in all	Exeter98.5%of 341 rated · 373 in all	Bath97.5%of 606 rated · 652 in all	Torquay95.6%of 367 rated · 440 in all

On deprivation. Rank 1 is the most deprived neighbourhood in the nation, so a high number is a comfortable one. Ranks do not compare across nations.

Street crime, for completeness and with a warning attached

Measure	East DulwichWhere you live now	ExeterConsidering	BathConsidering	TorquayConsidering
Crimes recorded within one mile, last month published	East Dulwich871August 2026	Exeter471August 2026	Bath592August 2026	Torquay535August 2026

Do not read this as a comparison. It is a raw count inside a fixed radius, so it counts people as much as crime. The comparable figure is recorded crime per 1,000 residents, with every other figure above.