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Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase neighbourhood of Winchester, England (ONS area Winchester 012). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes PO17, SO32. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO32 1QG.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Winchester

Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Winchester (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £395,000 and flats for £201,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Winchester (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Botley, is 5.1 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

£395,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£201,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -1% 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 +0.00; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 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 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£63,400

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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

Where Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase sits in Winchester

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Winchester with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester

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 Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Winchester, 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 Winchester, 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 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Winchester, 2 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

Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Botley Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 38 min) and London Waterloo (about 95 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 Bishop's Waltham Junior School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026).
Nearest state secondary school Swanmore College 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

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 Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase

What is the typical house price in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase?

£395,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

How does Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase compare with the rest of Winchester?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Winchester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester.

Is Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase an affluent area?

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

Is Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase?

Botley. Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 38 min) and London Waterloo (about 95 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase?

Nearest state primary school. Bishop's Waltham Junior School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Swanmore College. 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

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.