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Staines Town: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Staines Town neighbourhood of Spelthorne, England (ONS area Spelthorne 004). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TW18, TW19. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TW18 4LB.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Spelthorne

Staines Town is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Spelthorne (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £460,000 and flats for £290,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Spelthorne (2.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Staines, is about a 4-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

£460,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£290,000

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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 3 of 20 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 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 6 small areas range from decile 6 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£67,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

2.6 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 Staines Town sits in Spelthorne

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne
Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne

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 Staines Town

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Spelthorne, 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 Spelthorne, 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

3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Spelthorne, 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
New-build activity
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Staines Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (250 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (36 to 44 min) and Weybridge (about 23 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 Riverbridge Primary School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Magna Carta School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Sep 2024).

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 Staines Town

What is the typical house price in Staines Town?

£460,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

How does Staines Town compare with the rest of Spelthorne?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Spelthorne.

Is Staines Town an affluent area?

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

Is Staines Town gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Staines Town?

Staines. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (250 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (36 to 44 min) and Weybridge (about 23 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Staines Town?

Nearest state primary school. Riverbridge Primary School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Magna Carta School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Sep 2024).

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.