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Deeping St James & Frognall: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Deeping St James & Frognall neighbourhood of South Kesteven, England (ONS area South Kesteven 014). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes PE11, PE6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE6 8NL.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Deeping St James & Frognall is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against South Kesteven (2 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £255,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across South Kesteven (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Peterborough, is 11.6 km 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

£255,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£60,500

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 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

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Deeping St James & Frognall sits in South Kesteven

  • Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in South Kesteven
  • Average household income: the highest of 16 neighbourhoods in South Kesteven

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 Deeping St James & Frognall

House prices: Deeping St James & Frognall against South Kesteven: This neighbourhood £50k (1995) to £248k (2026); South Kesteven £48k (1995) to £270k (2026).£76k£242k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£248kSouth Kesteven£270k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across South Kesteven, 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).

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

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Kesteven, 2 the other way and 16 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

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Peterborough Railway station, 11.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 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 Deeping St James Community Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Deepings School 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Feb 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 Deeping St James & Frognall

What is the typical house price in Deeping St James & Frognall?

£255,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Deeping St James & Frognall compare with the rest of South Kesteven?

Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in South Kesteven. Average household income: the highest of 16 neighbourhoods in South Kesteven.

Is Deeping St James & Frognall an affluent area?

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

Is Deeping St James & Frognall gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Deeping St James & Frognall?

Peterborough. Railway station, 11.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Deeping St James & Frognall?

Nearest state primary school. Deeping St James Community Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Deepings School. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Feb 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.