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Bevois Town: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Bevois Town neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 017). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes SO14, SO15, SO17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO14 6HG.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Bevois Town is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southampton (6 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 and flats for £155,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Southampton (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, St Denys, is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£260,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£155,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -3% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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 -0.26; 0 of 20 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 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 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£51,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 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 Bevois Town sits in Southampton
- Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
- Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 17th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 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 Bevois Town
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 6 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St Denys Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 6 min) and Portsmouth & Southsea (about 52 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 Bevois Town Primary School 50 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Feb 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school St Anne's Catholic School 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Sep 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 Bevois Town
What is the typical house price in Bevois Town?
£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
How does Bevois Town compare with the rest of Southampton?
Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 17th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.
Is Bevois Town an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Bevois Town gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.26; 0 of 20 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Bevois Town?
St Denys. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 6 min) and Portsmouth & Southsea (about 52 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Bevois Town?
Nearest state primary school. Bevois Town Primary School. 50 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Feb 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. St Anne's Catholic School. 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Sep 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.