Buying a home in SL8, Bourne End. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£593kmost £530k–£677k

Houses per m²£6,324flats £5,890

Sold last year80422 in five years

Prices in Buckinghamshire+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL8 sold for £592,861 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £530,088 and £677,190, for about 94 m² of space.

80 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £239k for one bedroom.

Across Buckinghamshire, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,603 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,704 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £119,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in SL8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£279,720	£270k–£300k	44 m²	11
2	£464,552	£391k–£548k	65 m²	76
3	£592,861	£530k–£677k	94 m²	137
4	£722,100	£635k–£900k	127 m²	71
5+	£1,062,364	£814k–£1.45m	179 m²	72

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£280k	£465k	£593k	£722k	£1.06m
Detached	—	£638k	£645k	£834k	£1.21m
Semi-detached	—	£518k	£588k	£654k	£718k
Terraced	£270k	£391k	£522k	£635k	—
Flats	£239k	£285k	£306k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near SL8

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGreat Marlow School49.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

HP10 High Wycombe · 3 km3-bed house £557k SL7 Marlow · 5 km3-bed house £660k HP11 High Wycombe · 6 km3-bed house £483k HP9 Beaconsfield · 6 km3-bed house £763k SL6 Maidenhead · 6 km3-bed house £544k HP13 High Wycombe · 7 km3-bed house £422k HP12 High Wycombe · 7 km3-bed house £415k SL2 Slough · 9 km3-bed house £454k

Questions about SL8

Is SL8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Buckinghamshire are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.2% against 43.8%); 80 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SL8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL8 sold for £592,861 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £530,088 and £677,190.

How many homes sell in SL8 each year?

80 homes sold in the last year and 422 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SL8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SL8?

For a 3-bedroom house, HP11 (£483k, 6 km), HP13 (£422k, 7 km), HP12 (£415k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.