Neighbourhood · South Gloucestershire
Chipping Sodbury: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Chipping Sodbury neighbourhood of South Gloucestershire, England (ONS area South Gloucestershire 008). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BS37. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS37 6EE.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Chipping Sodbury is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against South Gloucestershire (3 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £363,250 and flats for £240,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across South Gloucestershire (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Yate, is 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£363,250
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; +24% 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 -0.19; 1 of 18 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 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£56,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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 Chipping Sodbury sits in South Gloucestershire
- Typical house price: 15th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 26 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 11th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 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 Chipping Sodbury
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 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 South Gloucestershire, 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
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Yate Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Gloucester (about 29 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 22 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 St John's Mead Church of England Primary School 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Chipping Sodbury School 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
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 Chipping Sodbury
What is the typical house price in Chipping Sodbury?
£363,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Chipping Sodbury compare with the rest of South Gloucestershire?
Typical house price: 15th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire. Typical flat price: the highest of the 26 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire.
Is Chipping Sodbury an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Chipping Sodbury gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Chipping Sodbury?
Yate. Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Gloucester (about 29 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 22 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Chipping Sodbury?
Nearest state primary school. St John's Mead Church of England Primary School. 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Chipping Sodbury School. 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
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.