Buying a home in SN8, Marlborough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£421kmost £347k–£526k

Houses per m²£4,490flats £3,640

Sold last year1691,224 in five years

Prices in Wiltshire+2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN8 sold for £420,693 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £346,820 and £526,341, for about 92 m² of space.

169 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £122k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SN8 3 (£4,346) and the most in SN8 1 (£4,724).

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 £1,918 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £84,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in SN8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£217,806	£200k–£250k	42 m²	19
2	£296,754	£262k–£367k	69 m²	217
3	£420,693	£347k–£526k	92 m²	396
4	£563,293	£461k–£685k	124 m²	195
5+	£775,906	£630k–£1.02m	181 m²	281

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£218k	£297k	£421k	£563k	£776k
Detached	—	£421k	£508k	£614k	£795k
Semi-detached	—	£294k	£383k	£471k	£684k
Terraced	£217k	£289k	£375k	£462k	£649k
Flats	£122k	£198k	£320k	—	—

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

Price per m² across SN8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SN8 1	£4,724	£3,361
SN8 2	£4,472	£4,110
SN8 3	£4,346	£2,501
SN8 4	£4,473	£4,203

Schools near SN8

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt John's Marlborough56.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SN9 Pewsey · 12 km3-bed house £383k RG17 Hungerford · 13 km3-bed house £386k SN4 Swindon · 17 km3-bed house £328k SN3 Swindon · 18 km3-bed house £299k SN1 Swindon · 18 km3-bed house £277k SP9 Tidworth · 19 km3-bed house £276k SN2 Swindon · 20 km3-bed house £267k SN5 Swindon · 21 km3-bed house £311k

Questions about SN8

Is SN8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (56.3% against 43.8%); 169 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 SN8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN8 sold for £420,693 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £346,820 and £526,341.

How many homes sell in SN8 each year?

169 homes sold in the last year and 1,224 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near SN8?

For a 3-bedroom house, SN4 (£328k, 17 km), SN3 (£299k, 18 km), SN1 (£277k, 18 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.