Buying a home in SN3, Swindon. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£299kmost £259k–£344k
Houses per m²£3,610flats £2,682
Sold last year4482,874 in five years
Prices in Swindon+2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN3 sold for £298,802 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £258,783 and £343,639, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Swindon (£301,000).

448 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £104k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SN3 2 (£2,859) and the most in SN3 0 (£3,983).

Across Swindon, prices are up 2.6% on a year ago and up 16.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,218 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,363 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £60,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in SN3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£186,687£179k–£208k45 m²27
2£255,126£226k–£291k67 m²770
3£298,802£259k–£344k87 m²1,374
4£370,262£324k–£443k109 m²276
5+£479,736£395k–£611k142 m²192

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£187k£255k£299k£370k£480k
Detached—£317k£374k£443k£563k
Semi-detached£243k£283k£315k£355k£395k
Terraced£182k£233k£260k£335k£366k
Flats£104k£145k£151k——

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

Price per m² across SN3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SN3 0£3,983—
SN3 1£3,885£2,824
SN3 2£2,859£2,094
SN3 3£3,317£2,582
SN3 4£3,677£2,622
SN3 5£3,890£2,534
SN3 6£3,704£3,039

Schools near SN3

Best state primary within 2 kmDrove Primary School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College60.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%12 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SN3

Is SN3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Swindon; prices in Swindon 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 (60.9% against 43.8%); 448 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 SN3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SN3 sold for £298,802 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £258,783 and £343,639.

Is SN3 expensive for Swindon?

A 3-bedroom house in SN3 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Swindon (£301,000).

How many homes sell in SN3 each year?

448 homes sold in the last year and 2,874 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SN3?

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

Where is cheaper near SN3?

For a 3-bedroom house, SN2 (£267k, 3 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.