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Sea Mills: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Sea Mills neighbourhood of Bristol, City of, England (ONS area Bristol 007). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BS11, BS9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS9 2NB.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Sea Mills is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Bristol, City of (4 of 20 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £395,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bristol, City of (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Sea Mills, is about a 16-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
£395,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% 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 -0.13; 3 of 20 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 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 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£56,000
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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Sea Mills sits in Bristol, City of
- Typical house price: 23rd highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough house sales for one
- Average household income: 23rd highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of
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 Sea Mills
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
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bristol, City of, 4 the other way and 13 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
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Solar and heat pumps
Falling behind the borough
- Resale prices
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Sea Mills Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Severn Beach (about 19 min) and Weston-super-Mare (about 66 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 Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school St Bede's Catholic College 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Jan 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 Sea Mills
What is the typical house price in Sea Mills?
£395,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Sea Mills compare with the rest of Bristol, City of?
Typical house price: 23rd highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 23rd highest of 57 neighbourhoods in Bristol, City of.
Is Sea Mills an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Sea Mills gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 3 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Sea Mills?
Sea Mills. Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Severn Beach (about 19 min) and Weston-super-Mare (about 66 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Sea Mills?
Nearest state primary school. Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery. 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Bede's Catholic College. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Jan 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.
