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Kingshill & Okus: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Kingshill & Okus neighbourhood of Swindon, England (ONS area Swindon 021). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes SN1, SN5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SN1 4LE.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Kingshill & Okus is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Swindon (5 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £315,000 and flats for £145,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Swindon (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Swindon, is about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£315,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£145,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 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 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£59,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Kingshill & Okus sits in Swindon
- Typical house price: 5th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon
- Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Swindon with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 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 Kingshill & Okus
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swindon, 5 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
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Swindon Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (47 to 55 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 39 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 Robert Le Kyng Primary School 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school The Commonweal School 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jun 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
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 Kingshill & Okus
What is the typical house price in Kingshill & Okus?
£315,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
How does Kingshill & Okus compare with the rest of Swindon?
Typical house price: 5th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon. Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Swindon with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon.
Is Kingshill & Okus an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Kingshill & Okus gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Kingshill & Okus?
Swindon. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (47 to 55 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 39 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Kingshill & Okus?
Nearest state primary school. Robert Le Kyng Primary School. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025). Nearest state secondary school. The Commonweal School. 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jun 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
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.