Neighbourhood · Bath and North East Somerset
Walcot: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Walcot neighbourhood of Bath and North East Somerset, England (ONS area Bath and North East Somerset 006). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BA1, BA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BA1 6PQ.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Walcot is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Bath and North East Somerset (7 of 21 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £565,000 and flats for £260,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Bath and North East Somerset (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Bath Spa, is about a 21-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
£565,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£260,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.36; 0 of 21 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 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
£58,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 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 Walcot sits in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical house price: 7th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical flat price: joint 6th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 13th highest 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 Walcot
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
0 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bath and North East Somerset, 7 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Household income
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bath Spa Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 15 min) and London Paddington (76 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 Bathwick St Mary Church School 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school St Mark's CofE School 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Mar 2026).
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 Walcot
What is the typical house price in Walcot?
£565,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.
How does Walcot compare with the rest of Bath and North East Somerset?
Typical house price: 7th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset. Typical flat price: joint 6th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 13th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset.
Is Walcot an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Walcot gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.36; 0 of 21 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Walcot?
Bath Spa. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 15 min) and London Paddington (76 to 83 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Walcot?
Nearest state primary school. Bathwick St Mary Church School. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. St Mark's CofE School. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Mar 2026).
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.