Exeter Local Information
Practical local information for Exeter: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Exeter Roadworks This Week: M5 Shut 12 Oct and Honiton Road
The M5 northbound shuts between J31 and J30 from 8pm on Monday 12 October. Honiton Road is due to close 19 to 30 October. Every Exeter closure, checked 7 Oct.
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Exeter Bin Collection Days: Glass Is Not in the Green Bin
Exeter's green bin takes carrier bags but not glass, and a bank holiday pushes every round a day late. Bin days, £49 garden waste and the missed-bin deadline.
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Parking in Exeter: £19.30 in the Centre, £5.40 in Zone 3
Exeter's council car parks run four tariffs, £19.30 all day in the centre and £5.40 in Zone 3. Where a blue badge is free, where it is not, and the Sunday trap.
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Exeter Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D Is £2,495.36
Band D council tax in Exeter is £2,495.36 in 2026/27, up £115.46. The full A to H table, who takes what, and the discounts and premiums that change the bill.
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Exeter house prices: £280,982, below the England average
The average Exeter home sold for £280,982 in June 2026, down 1.7% while England rose 1.8%. Prices by property type, and how the city sits against Devon.
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Exeter Train Times to London: Fastest Is 2h 02m
The 07:52 reaches Paddington at 09:54, the quickest of the day. Morning departures in full, what an annual season costs, and the cheaper Waterloo route.
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Things to do in Exeter: free museum, half-price cathedral
The RAMM is free and Exeter Cathedral is half price on Sundays to 30 September. Real prices, opening days, and what is closed, all checked against each venue.
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Exeter planning: 642 homes a year, or 812 by the new rule
The Exeter Plan proposes 13,975 homes to 2041 at 642 a year, but the government's current formula says 812. Where the examination stands, and the big sites.
Bins
Exeter Christmas bin collections: 2026 dates due in December
Exeter's Christmas 2026 bin dates are not out yet; the council publishes them around 10 to 13 December. Last year's full table, tree collections and tips.
Schools
Exeter school term dates 2026/27: half term is 26 October
Devon's 2026/27 dates for Exeter: October half term 26 to 30 October, term ends 18 December, back 4 January. Plus where Exeter's big schools break early.
Trains
Exeter Christmas trains and buses 2026: none on the 25th
No trains on Christmas Day and almost none on Boxing Day. What is confirmed for Exeter so far, last year's 6.20pm last train from Waterloo, and bus changes.
Half term
Exeter October half term 2026: 26 to 30 October, what's on
Exeter's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. Eight things actually on that week, with times and prices from each organiser, from £3.50 at RAMM.