Neighbourhood · Bath and North East Somerset
Oldfield Park West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Oldfield Park West neighbourhood of Bath and North East Somerset, England (ONS area Bath and North East Somerset 013). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BA2 3QE.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Bath and North East Somerset
Oldfield Park West is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bath and North East Somerset (few signs of gentrification: 4 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £400,000 and flats for £299,950 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bath and North East Somerset (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Oldfield Park, is about a 2-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; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£299,950
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.05; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 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 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£56,700
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
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Oldfield Park West sits in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 12th 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 West
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
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bath and North East Somerset, 1 the other way and 14 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
- Degree-educated residents
- Single-person households under 65
- Air quality
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Oldfield Park Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (160 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 Oldfield Park Infant School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Hayesfield Girls School 790 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 West
What is the typical house price in Oldfield Park West?
£400,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Oldfield Park West 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. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset.
Is Oldfield Park West an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Oldfield Park West gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Oldfield Park West?
Oldfield Park. Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (160 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 West?
Nearest state primary school. Oldfield Park Infant School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Hayesfield Girls School. 790 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.