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Lightwater: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lightwater neighbourhood of Surrey Heath, England (ONS area Surrey Heath 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes GU18, GU19. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near GU18 5UP.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification

Lightwater is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Surrey Heath (2 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £570,000 and flats for £200,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Surrey Heath (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Bagshot, is 2.1 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

£570,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£200,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most 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 +0.06; 2 of 19 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 10 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 9 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£76,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Lightwater sits in Surrey Heath

Typical house price: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 6th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath

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 Lightwater

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Surrey Heath, 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 Surrey Heath, 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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Surrey Heath, 1 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

Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Bagshot Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Aldershot (about 26 min) and Ascot (about 7 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 Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Gordon's School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 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 Lightwater

What is the typical house price in Lightwater?

£570,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

How does Lightwater compare with the rest of Surrey Heath?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Surrey Heath.

Is Lightwater an affluent area?

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

Is Lightwater gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lightwater?

Bagshot. Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Aldershot (about 26 min) and Ascot (about 7 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Lightwater?

Nearest state primary school. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Gordon's School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 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.