Families who are looking to buy a house near west London's top state schools can expect to pay a WHOPPING £187,000 more for a home, new figures reveal.
An analysis of Land Registry housing data by getwestlondon has found that the average house price around non-selective state schools in the boroughs which are in the top 20 per cent for GCSE results nationally is £616,735.
In contrast, house prices around schools in west London that are in the bottom 20 per cent for GCSE results nationally stand £187,901 lower at £428,833.
And for those living right next to the best schools, property values can be totally different to houses a mere two or three streets away.
One example is The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Ealing , which was one of the best performing state schools in the area in 2014-15, with 77% of its students achieving five GCSEs at A* to C including English and maths.
A house in the same postcode sector as the school will set you back an average of £355,000.
In contrast, the Alec Reed Academy, which is a few miles away, only achieved 35% five A* to C grades last year.
A house in the same postcode sector as Alec Reed Academy costs an average of £317,000, significantly less than the cost of a house near the much better performing Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School.
Sharing a postcode with schools in top 20% could make your house worth thousands more
The analysis calculated the average house price in each postcode sector in the UK as according to price paid data from the Land Registry for 2015 and 2016 so far.
Each state school in England, excluding special and selective schools, was then paired up with the average house price in their postcode sector and with their most recent GCSE results.
Nationally, it was found that the average house price in postcode sectors containing schools performing in the top 20 per cent in GCSEs was £309,841, compared to £177,319 for those in the bottom 20 per cent.
It seems as though parents are likely to have to pay a premium in order to move into areas near to good state schools, revealing a worrying hidden cost of the state education system.
What is the average house price next to schools in the top 5th per cent for GCSE results?
| School and Postcode | Average house price in postcode sector |
| JFS, HA3 9TE | £428,975 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College, HA3 0NB | £550,000 |
| Claremont High School, HA3 0UH | £550,000 |
| The Sacred Heart Language College, HA3 7AY | £371,000 |
| JFS, HA3 9TE | £450,000 |
| Queensmead School, HA4 0LS | £435,000 |
| Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, HA4 8EE | £501,500 |
| Haydon School, HA5 2LX | £450,000 |
| Nower Hill High School, HA5 5RP | £570,000 |
| Northwood School, HA6 1QG | £479,000 |
| Bentley Wood High School, HA7 3NA | £645,000 |
| Ark King Solomon Academy, NW1 6RX | £772,500 |
| St Augustine's CofE High School, NW6 5SN | £455,000 |
| The Grey Coat Hospital, SW1P 2DY | £920,000 |
| The London Oratory School, SW6 1RX | £842,500 |
| Lady Margaret School, SW6 4UN | £812,500 |
| Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College, SW6 6BP | £800,501 |
| St Mark's Catholic School, TW3 3EJ | £270,000 |
| The Heathland School, TW4 5JD | £280,000 |
| The Green School, TW7 5BB | £365,000 |
| Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ, TW7 6XF | £415,000 |
| Gunnersbury Catholic School, TW8 9LB | £425,000 |
| Greenford High School, UB1 2GU | £330,000 |
| Vyners School, UB10 8AB | £540,000 |
| Rosedale College, UB3 2SE | £316,000 |
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, UB6 9AW | £355,000 |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School, W14 8BZ | £1,000,000 |
| The St Marylebone CofE School, W1U 5BA | £1,790,000 |
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, W3 0HW | £635,000 |
| Twyford Church of England High School, W3 9PP | £516,000 |
| Sacred Heart High School, W6 7DG | £510,000 |
| Elthorne Park High School, W7 2AH | £577,500 |
| Holland Park School, W8 7AF | £1,938,500 |
| Paddington Academy, W9 2DR | £672,500 |
