Exeter mobile coverage O2 strongest indoors, 99% vs Three 80% EX postcode area
No network wins Exeter on overall coverage: all four are within 3 points, but indoors O2 reaches 99% of sampled addresses and Three 80%.
Exeter as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 819 addresses in 51 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Exeter
Where the networks split most
- EX3 Woodbury, Clyst St. George, Topsham: indoors EE and O2 100%, Three 2%.
- EX6 Kenton, Starcross, Drewsteignton: indoors Three 94%, Vodafone 68%.
- EX7 Dawlish, Mamhead, Ashcombe: indoors EE, O2 and Three 100%, Vodafone 88%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 71% in EX6 Kenton; 100% in 7 districts |
| O2 | 84% in EX6 Kenton; 100% in 7 districts |
| Three | 2% in EX3 Woodbury; 100% in 5 districts |
| Vodafone | 68% in EX6 Kenton; 100% in 4 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 2 districts nearest the middle (EX2 Kenn, EX3 Woodbury) against the 2 furthest out (EX7 Dawlish, EX9 Bicton):
- Three indoors: 43% in the middle, 97% at the edges.
- Vodafone indoors: 82% in the middle, 94% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 | Broad Clyst, Pinhoe, Whipton | 100% on all four | 129 |
| EX2 | Kenn, Exminster, Dunchideock | 100% on all four | 101 |
| EX3 | Woodbury, Clyst St. George, Topsham | Three 2%; EE and O2 100% | 142 |
| EX4 | Huxham, Poltimore, Whitestone | 100% on all four | 115 |
| EX5 | Cadbury, Feniton, Whimple | EE 17%; O2 96% | 23 small sample |
| EX6 | Kenton, Starcross, Drewsteignton | Vodafone 68%; Three 94% | 31 |
| EX7 | Dawlish, Mamhead, Ashcombe | Vodafone 88%; the rest 100% | 82 |
| EX8 | Woodbury, Lympstone, Exmouth | 100% on all four | 100 |
| EX9 | Bicton, Exmouth, Otterton | Three 94%; EE and O2 100% | 96 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Exeter (2026): EX1 to EX9 Compared
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