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Walton North & Molesey Heath: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Walton North & Molesey Heath neighbourhood of Elmbridge, England (ONS area Elmbridge 004). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes KT12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near KT12 2YE.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Walton North & Molesey Heath is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Elmbridge (3 of 21 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £508,000 and flats for £240,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Elmbridge (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Hersham, is about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£508,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£240,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% 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 -0.14; 1 of 21 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 3 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 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£64,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 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 Walton North & Molesey Heath sits in Elmbridge
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge
- Typical flat price: the lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Walton North & Molesey Heath
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Elmbridge, 3 the other way and 17 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
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Hersham Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (26 to 32 min) and Woking (about 18 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 Grovelands Primary School 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Heathside Walton-on-Thames 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (May 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Walton North & Molesey Heath
What is the typical house price in Walton North & Molesey Heath?
£508,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Walton North & Molesey Heath compare with the rest of Elmbridge?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge. Typical flat price: the lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Elmbridge.
Is Walton North & Molesey Heath an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Walton North & Molesey Heath gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 1 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Walton North & Molesey Heath?
Hersham. Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (26 to 32 min) and Woking (about 18 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Walton North & Molesey Heath?
Nearest state primary school. Grovelands Primary School. 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Heathside Walton-on-Thames. 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (May 2025).
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.