Buying a home in SN12, Melksham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£296kmost £258k–£336k
Houses per m²£3,503flats £2,425
Sold last year2331,615 in five years
Prices in Wiltshire+2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN12 sold for £295,913 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £258,384 and £336,351, for about 86 m² of space.

233 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SN12 7 (£3,331) and the most in SN12 8 (£3,674).

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 £1,349 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in SN12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£164,399£150k–£226k46 m²20
2£249,734£219k–£285k67 m²411
3£295,913£258k–£336k86 m²636
4£369,073£318k–£452k112 m²227
5+£457,193£392k–£578k134 m²183

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£164k£250k£296k£369k£457k
Detached—£315k£346k£432k£476k
Semi-detached£170k£268k£291k£340k£391k
Terraced£155k£227k£254k£296k£360k
Flats£107k£124k£159k——

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

Price per m² across SN12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SN12 6£3,573£2,383
SN12 7£3,331£2,405
SN12 8£3,674£2,593

Schools near SN12

Best state primary within 2 kmForest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMelksham Oak Community School32.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SN12

Is SN12 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 (77% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (32.5% against 43.8%); 233 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 SN12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN12 sold for £295,913 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £258,384 and £336,351.

How many homes sell in SN12 each year?

233 homes sold in the last year and 1,615 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SN12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.