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Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke neighbourhood of Stroud, England (ONS area Stroud 001). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes GL10, GL2, GL3, GL4, GL6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near GL4 0XB.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Stroud (2 of 15 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £302,500 and flats for £142,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Gloucester, is 5.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 3 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£302,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£142,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 15 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 8 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 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£63,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

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 Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke sits in Stroud

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stroud
Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Stroud with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stroud

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 3 November 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 Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Stroud, 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 Stroud, 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 3 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stroud, 0 the other way and 13 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

Schools improving
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Gloucester Railway station, 5.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (56 to 63 min); Great Western Railway, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales to Cheltenham Spa (about 9 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 Waterwells Primary Academy 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
Nearest state secondary school St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 (Mar 2026).

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 Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke

What is the typical house price in Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke?

£302,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke compare with the rest of Stroud?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stroud. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Stroud with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stroud.

Is Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke an affluent area?

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

Is Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 15 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke?

Gloucester. Railway station, 5.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (56 to 63 min); Great Western Railway, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales to Cheltenham Spa (about 9 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke?

Nearest state primary school. Waterwells Primary Academy. 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022). Nearest state secondary school. St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 (Mar 2026).

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.