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Oldfield Park East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Oldfield Park East neighbourhood of Bath and North East Somerset, England (ONS area Bath and North East Somerset 014). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BA2 3PE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Bath and North East Somerset

Oldfield Park East is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bath and North East Somerset (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £400,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bath and North East Somerset (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Oldfield Park, is about a 10-minute walk 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

£400,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Oldfield Park East sits in Bath and North East Somerset

Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
Average household income: 4th 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 Oldfield Park East

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bath and North East Somerset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bath and North East Somerset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bath and North East Somerset, 3 the other way and 15 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

Anti-social behaviour
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Schools improving
Home improvement applications
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Oldfield Park Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (740 m 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 St John's Catholic Primary School 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Hayesfield Girls School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 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 Oldfield Park East

What is the typical house price in Oldfield Park East?

£400,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does Oldfield Park East compare with the rest of Bath and North East Somerset?

Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset. Average household income: 4th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset.

Is Oldfield Park East an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Oldfield Park East gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Oldfield Park East?

Oldfield Park. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (740 m 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 Oldfield Park East?

Nearest state primary school. St John's Catholic Primary School. 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Hayesfield Girls School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 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.