Neighbourhood · Bath and North East Somerset
High Littleton & Paulton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the High Littleton & Paulton neighbourhood of Bath and North East Somerset, England (ONS area Bath and North East Somerset 023). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BA3, BS39. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS39 7AN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
High Littleton & Paulton is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Bath and North East Somerset (4 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £313,000 and flats for £165,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bath and North East Somerset (0.6 times the borough's rate), and the nearest railway station, Oldfield Park, is 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£313,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£165,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.22; 2 of 17 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£55,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where High Littleton & Paulton sits in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical house price: 5th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in High Littleton & Paulton
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bath and North East Somerset, 4 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Oldfield Park Railway station, 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 16 min) and Gloucester (69 to 83 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Paulton Infant School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Somervale Secondary School 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about High Littleton & Paulton
What is the typical house price in High Littleton & Paulton?
£313,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does High Littleton & Paulton compare with the rest of Bath and North East Somerset?
Typical house price: 5th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset.
Is High Littleton & Paulton an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is High Littleton & Paulton gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.22; 2 of 17 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to High Littleton & Paulton?
Oldfield Park. Railway station, 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 16 min) and Gloucester (69 to 83 min).
Which state schools are nearest to High Littleton & Paulton?
Nearest state primary school. Paulton Infant School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Somervale Secondary School. 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.