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Barnard's Green: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Barnard's Green neighbourhood of Malvern Hills, England (ONS area Malvern Hills 009). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WR13, WR14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WR14 3PF.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Barnard's Green is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Malvern Hills (3 of 19 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 and flats for £145,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Malvern Hills (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Great Malvern, is about an 11-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

£325,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£145,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% 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 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 8 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 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Barnard's Green sits in Malvern Hills

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills
Average household income: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills

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 Barnard's Green

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Malvern Hills, 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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Malvern Hills, 1997 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 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Malvern Hills, 3 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

Single-person households under 65
Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Income deprivation ranking
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Great Malvern Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 31 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 57 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 Great Malvern Primary School 660 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Sep 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Chase 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jan 2026).

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 Barnard's Green

What is the typical house price in Barnard's Green?

£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Barnard's Green compare with the rest of Malvern Hills?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills. Average household income: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills.

Is Barnard's Green an affluent area?

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

Is Barnard's Green gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Barnard's Green?

Great Malvern. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Great Western Railway to Hereford (about 31 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 57 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Barnard's Green?

Nearest state primary school. Great Malvern Primary School. 660 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Sep 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Chase. 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (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.