Buying a home in SN16, Malmesbury. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£387kmost £325k–£484k
Houses per m²£4,301flats £3,187
Sold last year100784 in five years
Prices in Wiltshire+2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN16 sold for £387,282 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £325,440 and £483,617, for about 93 m² of space.

100 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £172k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SN16 0 (£4,278) and the most in SN16 9 (£4,309).

Across Wiltshire, prices are up 2.6% on a year ago and up 14.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,220 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,766 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in SN16 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£238,194£215k–£383k46 m²16
2£301,503£256k–£345k62 m²142
3£387,282£325k–£484k93 m²273
4£490,303£412k–£731k128 m²113
5+£793,625£653k–£1.01m173 m²172

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£238k£302k£387k£490k£794k
Detached£424k£402k£478k£629k£837k
Semi-detached—£310k£359k£437k£655k
Terraced£215k£294k£348k£394k£546k
Flats£172k£205k———

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

Price per m² across SN16

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SN16 0£4,278£3,567
SN16 9£4,309£2,964

Schools near SN16

Best state primary within 2 kmMalmesbury Church of England Primary School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMalmesbury School51.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SN16

Is SN16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51.4% against 43.8%); 100 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 SN16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN16 sold for £387,282 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £325,440 and £483,617.

How many homes sell in SN16 each year?

100 homes sold in the last year and 784 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SN16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Malmesbury Church of England Primary School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SN16?

For a 3-bedroom house, SN15 (£331k, 13 km), SN14 (£322k, 15 km), SN5 (£311k, 17 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.