League table · South East
South East: where the signs of gentrification are strongest
Every neighbourhood in South East with a reading, ranked by the signs of gentrification its own page shows: official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more, each read against the neighbourhood's own council. Of 1,119 neighbourhoods, 6 show strong signs, 128 clear signs, 229 some signs, 370 few signs, 190 mixed signs and 196 are moving the other way. Figures assembled by 4 November 2026.
How to read these tables
The reading is the weighted balance of the counted area-change signals on each neighbourhood's page: each signal weighs 1 to 5 by how directly it tracks rising incomes and values, and the balance runs from −1 (every measured signal falling behind the council) to +1 (every one pulling ahead). A neighbourhood is read against its own council, so these tables rank how far each is pulling ahead of, or falling behind, its council: not how much it has changed in absolute terms, and not a prediction. A reading marked capped sits in one of England's most income-deprived areas, where Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising. The reading is not a score and feeds no verdict; the methodology explains each signal.
The 100 strongest readings in South East
| # | Neighbourhood | Council | Reading | Balance | Signals | Affluence today | Typical house |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe | Dover | Strong signs | +0.39 | 6 up · 1 down · of 16 | Affluent | £463,775 |
| 2 | Hawkinge | Folkestone and Hythe | Strong signs | +0.37 | 7 up · 1 down · of 19 | Affluent | £342,000 |
| 3 | Sole Street & Vigo | Gravesham | Strong signs | +0.37 | 5 up · 1 down · of 16 | Affluent | £552,500 |
| 4 | Sevenoaks Town & Weald | Sevenoaks | Strong signs | +0.35 | 8 up · 0 down · of 21 | Among the most affluent | £1,170,000 |
| 5 | Burgess Hill East | Mid Sussex | Strong signs | +0.35 | 7 up · 0 down · of 21 | Affluent | £407,250 |
| 6 | Eastleigh West | Eastleigh | Strong signs | +0.35 | 7 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £345,000 |
| 7 | High Salvington & Findon Valley | Worthing | Clear signs | +0.34 | 6 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £515,000 |
| 8 | Hampden Park South | Eastbourne | Clear signs | +0.33 | 6 up · 1 down · of 18 | Middle income | £358,750 |
| 9 | Dean Court, Cumnor & Appleton | Vale of White Horse | Clear signs | +0.33 | 5 up · 0 down · of 17 | Among the most affluent | £525,000 |
| 10 | Whitstable Central & Tankerton | Canterbury | Clear signs | +0.32 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £425,750 |
| 11 | Lambourn & Great Shefford | West Berkshire | Clear signs | +0.32 | 3 up · 0 down · of 16 | Middle income | £375,000 |
| 12 | Oxted South | Tandridge | Clear signs | +0.30 | 6 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £567,500 |
| 13 | Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University | Canterbury | Clear signs | +0.30 | 5 up · 1 down · of 19 | Affluent | £425,000 |
| 14 | Chadlington & Wychwoods | West Oxfordshire | Clear signs | +0.30 | 5 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £640,000 |
| 15 | Banbury Hardwick | Cherwell | Clear signs | +0.29 | 5 up · 0 down · of 21 | Middle income | £285,000 |
| 16 | Folkestone Central | Folkestone and Hythe | Clear signs | +0.29 | 5 up · 2 down · of 20 | Middle income | £557,750 |
| 17 | Boxley & Detling | Maidstone | Clear signs | +0.29 | 4 up · 0 down · of 16 | Affluent | £385,000 |
| 18 | Bridge, Bishopsbourne & Barham | Canterbury | Clear signs | +0.29 | 4 up · 0 down · of 16 | Affluent | £437,500 |
| 19 | Sandhurst | Bracknell Forest | Clear signs | +0.28 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £468,750 |
| 20 | Sholing East | Southampton | Clear signs | +0.28 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £280,000 |
| 21 | Streatley & Pangbourne | West Berkshire | Clear signs | +0.28 | 4 up · 0 down · of 17 | Among the most affluent | £715,000 |
| 22 | Addlestone North | Runnymede | Clear signs | +0.27 | 6 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £492,250 |
| 23 | Littlehaven | Horsham | Clear signs | +0.27 | 6 up · 1 down · of 21 | Affluent | £449,250 |
| 24 | Berryfields & Haydon Hill | Buckinghamshire | Clear signs | +0.27 | 5 up · 1 down · of 19 | Affluent | £363,000 |
| 25 | Binstead & Wootton | Isle of Wight | Clear signs | +0.27 | 4 up · 0 down · of 15 | Affluent | £320,000 |
| 26 | Cliffe | Medway | Clear signs | +0.26 | 7 up · 1 down · of 17 | Affluent | £375,000 |
| 27 | Kingham, Enstone & Middle Barton | West Oxfordshire | Clear signs | +0.26 | 6 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £580,000 |
| 28 | Chesham East | Buckinghamshire | Clear signs | +0.26 | 5 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £499,500 |
| 29 | Kempshott | Basingstoke and Deane | Clear signs | +0.26 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most affluent | £455,000 |
| 30 | Maidenhead East | Windsor and Maidenhead | Clear signs | +0.26 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £810,000 |
| 31 | Charlbury & North Leigh | West Oxfordshire | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 0 down · of 18 | Affluent | £495,000 |
| 32 | Kingsclere & Heath End | Basingstoke and Deane | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 0 down · of 16 | Affluent | £450,000 |
| 33 | Lower Earley North | Wokingham | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 1 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £570,000 |
| 34 | Winchester Central & South | Winchester | Clear signs | +0.25 | 6 up · 2 down · of 21 | Among the most affluent | £738,250 |
| 35 | Old Amersham | Buckinghamshire | Clear signs | +0.24 | 6 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £752,250 |
| 36 | Battle & Catsfield | Rother | Clear signs | +0.24 | 4 up · 1 down · of 16 | Middle income | £435,000 |
| 37 | Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill | Folkestone and Hythe | Clear signs | +0.24 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £530,000 |
| 38 | Upper Shirley | Southampton | Clear signs | +0.24 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £437,000 |
| 39 | Hermitage & Cold Ash | West Berkshire | Clear signs | +0.24 | 3 up · 0 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £635,000 |
| 40 | Kintbury & Boxford | West Berkshire | Clear signs | +0.24 | 3 up · 0 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £652,500 |
| 41 | Twyford East & Wargrave | Wokingham | Clear signs | +0.24 | 3 up · 1 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £793,500 |
| 42 | Conquest & St Helens | Hastings | Clear signs | +0.23 | 6 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £370,000 |
| 43 | Ashtead East | Mole Valley | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £790,000 |
| 44 | Houndmills & Oakridge | Basingstoke and Deane | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 2 down · of 20 | Affluent | £348,000 |
| 45 | Oxted North | Tandridge | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £777,500 |
| 46 | Seaford Town | Lewes | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £380,000 |
| 47 | Sevenoaks West & Chevening | Sevenoaks | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most affluent | £950,000 |
| 48 | Aldrington | Brighton and Hove | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Affluent | £620,000 |
| 49 | Bampton, Clanfield & Standlake | West Oxfordshire | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 0 down · of 18 | Affluent | £480,000 |
| 50 | Horndean South & Rowlands Castle | East Hampshire | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Affluent | £425,000 |
| 51 | Midhurst & Cocking | Chichester | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £469,000 |
| 52 | Queenborough | Swale | Clear signs | +0.22 | 5 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £275,000 |
| 53 | Fetcham | Mole Valley | Clear signs | +0.21 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £740,000 |
| 54 | Bitterne South | Southampton | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £315,000 |
| 55 | Hedge End South | Eastleigh | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £345,000 |
| 56 | Rainham North West | Medway | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £350,000 |
| 57 | Staines South West | Spelthorne | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £545,000 |
| 58 | Littleton & Shepperton Green | Spelthorne | Clear signs | +0.21 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £495,000 |
| 59 | Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge | Test Valley | Clear signs | +0.21 | 3 up · 1 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £675,000 |
| 60 | Broughton West & Milton Keynes Village | Milton Keynes | Clear signs | +0.20 | 6 up · 5 down · of 20 | Affluent | £470,000 |
| 61 | Ashurst & Cadnam | New Forest | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 0 down · of 17 | Affluent | £565,000 |
| 62 | Easebourne & Petworth | Chichester | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 2 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £640,000 |
| 63 | Godalming North | Waverley | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 0 down · of 21 | Among the most affluent | £610,000 |
| 64 | Ratton | Eastbourne | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Middle income | £437,306 |
| 65 | Tilehurst North | Reading | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £415,000 |
| 66 | Broomhill | Medway | Clear signs | +0.20 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Affluent | £385,000 |
| 67 | King Alfred | Brighton and Hove | Clear signs | +0.20 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Affluent | £1,175,000 |
| 68 | Olney & Lavendon | Milton Keynes | Clear signs | +0.20 | 3 up · 0 down · of 17 | Affluent | £402,000 |
| 69 | Westwood | West Berkshire | Clear signs | +0.20 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £435,000 |
| 70 | Clayhall & Anglesey | Gosport | Clear signs | +0.19 | 5 up · 1 down · of 17 | Middle income | £280,000 |
| 71 | Deal East | Dover | Clear signs | +0.19 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £387,000 |
| 72 | East Preston & Rustington East | Arun | Clear signs | +0.19 | 4 up · 0 down · of 20 | Among the most affluent | £607,500 |
| 73 | Ashford Common | Spelthorne | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £461,000 |
| 74 | Ashford East | Spelthorne | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 0 down · of 20 | Affluent | £505,000 |
| 75 | Brighstone & Shalfleet | Isle of Wight | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 15 | Middle income | £370,000 |
| 76 | Chertsey | Runnymede | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £446,250 |
| 77 | Gerrards Cross | Buckinghamshire | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £1,340,000 |
| 78 | Gillingham East | Medway | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Middle income | £284,000 |
| 79 | Hildenborough | Tonbridge and Malling | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £576,500 |
| 80 | Horndean North | East Hampshire | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 17 | Affluent | £405,000 |
| 81 | West Blatchington | Brighton and Hove | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £882,500 |
| 82 | Westcott, Ockley & Capel | Mole Valley | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £650,000 |
| 83 | Winchester East | Winchester | Clear signs | +0.19 | 3 up · 1 down · of 21 | Middle income | £500,000 |
| 84 | Sittingbourne East | Swale | Clear signs | +0.18 | 5 up · 3 down · of 21 | Below average income | £275,000 |
| 85 | Fiveways | Brighton and Hove | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £650,000 |
| 86 | Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green | Sevenoaks | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £595,000 |
| 87 | Tadley East, Pamber & Silchester | Basingstoke and Deane | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 2 down · of 16 | Affluent | £435,000 |
| 88 | Dane Valley & Northdown Hill | Thanet | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 2 down · of 21 | Below average income | £270,500 |
| 89 | Frant & Groombridge | Wealden | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 2 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £650,000 |
| 90 | Great Missenden & Prestwood | Buckinghamshire | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 17 | Among the most affluent | £655,000 |
| 91 | Milton | Portsmouth | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £295,000 |
| 92 | Selsey | Chichester | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 1 down · of 19 | Middle income | £355,000 |
| 93 | Springvale & Itchen Abbas | Winchester | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 1 down · of 16 | Among the most affluent | £590,000 |
| 94 | Stoneham | Southampton | Clear signs | +0.17 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £275,000 |
| 95 | Cliftonville East & Kingsgate | Thanet | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £420,000 |
| 96 | Sholing West | Southampton | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 2 down · of 20 | Middle income | £285,000 |
| 97 | Tadworth & Walton | Reigate and Banstead | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most affluent | £785,000 |
| 98 | Blackbird Leys | Oxford | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £330,000 |
| 99 | Bramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes | Basingstoke and Deane | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 16 | Affluent | £465,000 |
| 100 | Cove & Southwood | Rushmoor | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Affluent | £415,000 |
Balance: the weighted balance of the counted signals. Signals: those pulling ahead of the council, those falling behind, of those measured. Affluence today and the typical house price (the median resale over the neighbourhood's latest three-year window) are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source and date.
The 20 strongest readings the other way in South East
Neighbourhoods whose counted signals, taken together, point away from rising affluence against their council, the most so first. The same caveats hold: against the council, not a prediction, and a reading of statistics about place and money, not about the people who live there.
| # | Neighbourhood | Council | Reading | Balance | Signals | Affluence today | Typical house |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsea | Portsmouth | Moving the other way | -0.42 | 0 up · 9 down · of 21 | Below average income | – |
| 2 | Chineham | Basingstoke and Deane | Moving the other way | -0.35 | 0 up · 6 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £365,000 |
| 3 | Old Windsor & Wraysbury | Windsor and Maidenhead | Moving the other way | -0.35 | 0 up · 6 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £620,000 |
| 4 | Higham & Shorne | Gravesham | Moving the other way | -0.34 | 0 up · 4 down · of 16 | Affluent | £425,000 |
| 5 | Hayling West & North | Havant | Moving the other way | -0.31 | 1 up · 5 down · of 17 | Affluent | £420,000 |
| 6 | Roedean & Marina | Brighton and Hove | Moving the other way | -0.30 | 0 up · 5 down · of 19 | Middle income | £601,000 |
| 7 | Clewer Village | Windsor and Maidenhead | Moving the other way | -0.29 | 0 up · 7 down · of 21 | Affluent | £592,000 |
| 8 | Woking Central | Woking | Moving the other way | -0.29 | 2 up · 5 down · of 21 | Affluent | £565,000 |
| 9 | Loose & Coxheath | Maidstone | Moving the other way | -0.28 | 1 up · 6 down · of 20 | Middle income | £380,000 |
| 10 | Park Gate & Segensworth | Fareham | Moving the other way | -0.28 | 0 up · 5 down · of 18 | Affluent | £362,500 |
| 11 | Bordon & Lindford | East Hampshire | Moving the other way | -0.28 | 0 up · 4 down · of 16 | Affluent | £326,250 |
| 12 | Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights | Ashford | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 0 up · 6 down · of 20 | Middle income | £350,000 |
| 13 | Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams | Test Valley | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 0 up · 4 down · of 18 | Affluent | £430,000 |
| 14 | Cowes Central | Isle of Wight | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 0 up · 4 down · of 18 | Middle income | £240,000 |
| 15 | Worminghall, Long Crendon & Cuddington | Buckinghamshire | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 1 up · 4 down · of 17 | Affluent | £616,000 |
| 16 | Bevois Town | Southampton | Moving the other way | -0.26 | 0 up · 6 down · of 20 | Below average income | £260,000 |
| 17 | Hailsham East | Wealden | Moving the other way | -0.25 | 1 up · 4 down · of 19 | Below average income | £272,250 |
| 18 | Purley on Thames | West Berkshire | Moving the other way | -0.25 | 1 up · 4 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £460,000 |
| 19 | Totton Rushington | New Forest | Moving the other way | -0.24 | 1 up · 5 down · of 19 | Affluent | £322,000 |
| 20 | Colnbrook & Poyle | Slough | Moving the other way | -0.24 | 1 up · 4 down · of 18 | Below average income | £400,000 |
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