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Barnton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Barnton neighbourhood of Cheshire West and Chester, England (ONS area Cheshire West and Chester 012). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW8 4WA.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cheshire West and Chester

Barnton is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cheshire West and Chester (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £203,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire West and Chester (0.6 times the borough's rate), and the nearest railway station, Greenbank, is 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£203,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 18 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 6 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 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,400

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 Barnton sits in Cheshire West and Chester

  • Typical house price: 14th lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Average household income: 21st lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 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 Barnton

House prices: Barnton against Cheshire West and Chester: This neighbourhood £47k (1995) to £225k (2026); Cheshire West and Chester £54k (1995) to £280k (2026).£72k£249k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£225kCheshire West and Chester£280k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cheshire West and Chester, 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 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire West and Chester, 1 the other way and 16 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

  • Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Greenbank Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Chester (22 to 28 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 62 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 Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Oct 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Weaverham High School 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (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 Barnton

What is the typical house price in Barnton?

£203,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

How does Barnton compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?

Typical house price: 14th lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester. Average household income: 21st lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester.

Is Barnton an affluent area?

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

Is Barnton gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Barnton?

Greenbank. Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Chester (22 to 28 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 62 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Barnton?

Nearest state primary school. Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Weaverham High School. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (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.