Neighbourhood · South Gloucestershire
Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West neighbourhood of South Gloucestershire, England (ONS area South Gloucestershire 026). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BS15, BS16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BS16 4RZ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification
Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against South Gloucestershire (4 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £310,000 and flats for £172,594 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across South Gloucestershire (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Stapleton Road, is 4.1 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
£310,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£172,594
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% 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
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.19; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 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 4 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£50,300
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 Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West sits in South Gloucestershire
- Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 26 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd 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 Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West
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
4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Gloucestershire, 1 the other way and 15 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
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Stapleton Road Railway station, 4.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 8 min) and Severn Beach (about 33 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 Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Bristol Brunel Academy 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
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 Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West
What is the typical house price in Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West?
£310,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
How does Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West compare with the rest of South Gloucestershire?
Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 26 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in South Gloucestershire.
Is Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.19; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West?
Stapleton Road. Railway station, 4.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 8 min) and Severn Beach (about 33 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West?
Nearest state primary school. St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Bristol Brunel Academy. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
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.