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Shortwood Common, Staines-Upon-Thames

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shortwood Common, Staines-Upon-Thames · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/staines-upon-thames-surrey/shortwood-common/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TW18 4NS, TW18 4HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£531,143
7 sales
Price range
£253k – £710k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Oct 2024
TW18 4NS

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At a glance

7 property sales on Shortwood Common, Staines-Upon-Thames have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Oct 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £515,600. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 71% semi-detached, 29% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shortwood Common range from £253,000 to £710,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shortwood Common compared

TW18 postcode area£460,661
Staines-Upon-Thames£443,300
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shortwood Common has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TW18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £375,500 (2 sales)2016£376k2018: £470,000 (2 sales)2018£470k2019: £710,000 (1 sales)2019£710k2023: £670,000 (1 sales)2023£670k2024: £647,000 (1 sales)2024£647k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£515,60029 Oct 2024
Detached2£570,0008 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Shortwood Common

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Lake View, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 29 Oct 2024£647,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Crossing Cottage, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 8 Aug 2023£670,000 DetachedFreehold
Sylvan Cottage, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 25 Nov 2019£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shortwood Common TW18 4HP 22 Mar 2019£500,000 DetachedFreehold
Karentina, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 24 Aug 2018£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Ashleigh, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 31 May 2018£470,000 DetachedFreehold
2, The Brambles, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 30 Sep 2016£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Lake View, Shortwood Common TW18 4NS 10 Jun 2016£498,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Lake View, Shortwood Common £498,000 (Jun 2016) → £647,000 (Oct 2024) +30%
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Schools near Shortwood Common

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Staines Preparatory School 202 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Matthew Arnold School 947 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School 236 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Riverbridge Primary School 687 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Ashford Park Primary School 645 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Buckland Primary School 399 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Thomas Knyvett College 671 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Fordway Centre 12 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Staines station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Ashford (Surrey) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Egham station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Knowle Green (opp, Kingston Road) 5 min walk
  • Knowle Green (adj, Kingston Road) 6 min walk
  • Crooked Billet Roundabout (SW-bound, London Road) 6 min walk
  • Worple Road (adj, Kingston Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Knowle Green Medical
    Staines Health Centre, Knowle Green, Staines · 0.5 mi
  • Staines Health Group
    Staines Health Centre, Burges Way, Knowle Green, Staines · 0.5 mi
  • Stanwell Road Surgery
    95 Stanwell Road, Ashford · 1.0 mi
  • Fordbridge Medical Centre
    4-4A Fordbridge Road, Ashford · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Staines - London Square · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Staines High Street Express · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Staines · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Staines Two Rivers Foodhall · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Broadway Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Sunset Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Hive Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Kingston Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.5%62.5%
Private rented16.2%20.3%
Social rented10.3%17.1%
Households573

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.1%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,525

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Spelthorne with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Shortwood Common

Ethnic group

HereSpelthorne
White75.3%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.4%12.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%2.5%
Other ethnic group1.2%2.4%

Religion

HereSpelthorne
Christian46.6%50.9%
No religion33.2%31.2%
Muslim6.7%4%
Not answered6%5.7%
Hindu3.9%4.2%
Sikh2.2%2.5%
Other religion1%0.5%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%

Country of birth

HereSpelthorne
Born in the UK78.1%79.1%
Born outside the UK21.9%20.9%

Highest qualification

HereSpelthorne
Level 4 qualifications and above41.4%33.6%
No qualifications14.6%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.4%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%11.1%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.2%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereSpelthorne
Very good health54.1%50.4%
Good health33.7%34.4%
Fair health9%11.3%
Bad health2.4%3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSpelthorne
1 car or van in household44.4%42%
2 cars or vans in household29.7%31.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%12%
No cars or vans in household11.2%14.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Spelthorne.

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