Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester
Hartford & Kingsmead: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Hartford & Kingsmead neighbourhood of Cheshire West and Chester, England (ONS area Cheshire West and Chester 023). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW8, CW9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW8 1TT.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Hartford & Kingsmead is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cheshire West and Chester (3 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £375,000 and flats for £130,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire West and Chester (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Greenbank, is about a 10-minute walk 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
£375,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£130,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% 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 -0.11; 2 of 19 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 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£63,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 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 Hartford & Kingsmead sits in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd highest 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 Hartford & Kingsmead
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire West and Chester, 3 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
- Recorded crime
- Plug-in car growth
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Greenbank Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m 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 Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school St Nicholas Catholic High School 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
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 Hartford & Kingsmead
What is the typical house price in Hartford & Kingsmead?
£375,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
How does Hartford & Kingsmead compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester.
Is Hartford & Kingsmead an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Hartford & Kingsmead gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Hartford & Kingsmead?
Greenbank. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m 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 Hartford & Kingsmead?
Nearest state primary school. Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery. 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Nicholas Catholic High School. 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
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.