Buying a home in SL7, Marlow. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£660kmost £550k–£786k
Houses per m²£6,784flats £6,067
Sold last year1741,206 in five years
Prices in Buckinghamshire+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL7 sold for £659,591 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £549,897 and £786,317, for about 96 m² of space.

174 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £219k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SL7 3 (£6,440) and the most in SL7 2 (£7,329).

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 £3,008 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £132,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in SL7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£363,500£324k–£926k54 m²12
2£508,832£449k–£582k71 m²180
3£659,591£550k–£786k96 m²415
4£857,634£712k–£1.05m126 m²172
5+£1,117,693£881k–£1.54m169 m²237

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£364k£509k£660k£858k£1.12m
Detached—£547k£760k£886k£1.21m
Semi-detached—£542k£681k£736k£862k
Terraced£324k£478k£576k£801k£1.11m
Flats£219k£350k£403k£402k—

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

Price per m² across SL7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SL7 1£6,743£5,831
SL7 2£7,329£7,011
SL7 3£6,440£5,942

Schools near SL7

Best state primary within 2 kmHoly Trinity Church of England (Aided) School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmGreat Marlow School49.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%6 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SL7

Is SL7 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 (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.2% against 43.8%); 174 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 SL7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL7 sold for £659,591 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £549,897 and £786,317.

How many homes sell in SL7 each year?

174 homes sold in the last year and 1,206 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SL7?

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

Where is cheaper near SL7?

For a 3-bedroom house, SL8 (£593k, 5 km), HP12 (£415k, 6 km), HP11 (£483k, 6 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.