Wiltshire
SN12 house prices in Wiltshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Wiltshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£290,000
Range £178,850–£450,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SN12: the typical (median) sold price is £290,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SN12 is an active market, with about 28 recorded sales a month. By property type, 35% were semi-detached homes (typically £290,000) and 34% were detached homes (typically £361,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,572 a year: Wiltshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wiltshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SN12: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
At around 28 sales a month, SN12 ticks along steadily, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
For sellers, most sales in SN12 fell between £178,850 and £450,000, so narrow down to sold homes that match yours before you pick a price; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in SN12 sit close to the UK average, so use the sold range on this page as your yardstick.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (1,053 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,572 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
To see this next to flood, crime, planning and council tax, run the free SN12 OfferCheck; the Report explains what matters for your home.
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At a glance
SN12 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£290,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
28.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,572
A year
On the map
Where SN12 sits in Wiltshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SN12
31, CORNWALL CRESCENT, MELKSHAM
Terraced · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£265,000
12, KENNET CLOSE, MELKSHAM
Detached · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£350,000
21, LANSDOWN CLOSE, MELKSHAM
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£350,000
6, SHACKLETON CLOSE, MELKSHAM
Detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£470,000
CROWN HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, MELKSHAM
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 19 Aug 2026
£124,950
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SN12 includes the Bowerhill ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in SN12
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SN12 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £361,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £135,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 84 | £361,500 | £276,500–£513,600 |
| Semi-detached | 85 | £290,000 | £216,300–£371,000 |
| Terraced | 58 | £226,250 | £188,500–£305,400 |
| Flat / maisonette | 19 | £135,000 | £85,000–£201,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SN12
The quarterly typical price fell 4.3%, from £313,500 in Q4 2025 (44 sales) to £300,000 in Q3 2026 (39 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £313,500 | 44 |
| Q1 2026 | £280,500 | 98 |
| Q2 2026 | £285,000 | 69 |
| Q3 2026 | £300,000 | 39 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SN12 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SN12 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £178,850 and £450,000, around a typical £290,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SN12
Semi-detached homes were 35% of recorded sales (85 of 246). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached34%
- Semi-detached35%
- Terraced24%
- Flat / maisonette8%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
229 freehold (92%) and 21 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SN12, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Wiltshire (SN12) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £361,500 against £135,000 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 28 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 28 November 2025 and 25 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SN12
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SN12
£2,572
Band D a year in Wiltshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,715 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,000 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,286 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,572 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,143 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,715 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,286 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,144 |
These are Wiltshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority SN12 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Wiltshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SN12
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Melksham House School.
All schools
Melksham House School
Special schools · SN12 6ES
254 m
Not graded
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Academies · SN12 7NG
296 m
Requires improvement · 2022
River Mead School
Primary · Academies · SN12 7ED
557 m
Good · 2019
Aloeric Primary School
Primary · Academies · SN12 6HN
562 m
Good · 2015
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · SN12 7GN
1.4 km
Good · 2014
Melksham Oak Community School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SN12 6QZ
1.6 km
Good · 2022
Bowerhill Primary School
Primary · Academies · SN12 6YH
1.8 km
Good · 2024
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · SN12 8PR
2.8 km
Good · 2022
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SN12 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SN12
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SN12
1,053
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Wiltshire/PL/2026/04205Undecided
238 m
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the premises as an MOT testing station and associated vehicle testing and repair workshop on a continuous basis.
Received 2026-07-06
Wiltshire/PL/2026/04164Undecided
253 m
Attachment of double sided White Ribbon Flag, Holocaust Memorial Day Flag, Progress Flag and Emergency Services Flag individually to existing flagpoles on building front on specific days or periods throughout the year.
Received 2026-07-03
Wiltshire/PL/2026/03551Undecided
202 m
55 extra care flats (C3) with ancillary care facilities, landscaping, access drive and parking, and related works including demolition of existing buildings
Received 2026-06-19
Wiltshire/PL/2026/03789Permitted
253 m
Discharge of condition 3 of PL/2025/06042 (Clubhouse paint colour)
Received 2026-06-17 · decided 2026-06-19
Wiltshire/PL/2026/02889Conditions
177 m
Reconstruction of existing single-storey rear outbuildings to form habitable accommodation, part two-storey front/side extension, erection of a front porch, and internal alterations.
Received 2026-05-20 · decided 2026-07-10
Wiltshire/PL/2026/02835Undecided
202 m
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning consent PL/2023/05617 to remove the second floor accommodation, dormer windows, and rear Velux windows. Changes will result in a reduction in ridge height of 1.45m. There is also a proposed end gable
Received 2026-05-01
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SN12 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SN12 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1053 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SN12
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SN12 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SN12 8BJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SN12 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SN12: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SN12, band by band
Wiltshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SN12 median sold price of £290,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWiltshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £290,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,715 | £143 | 0.59% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,000 | £167 | 0.69% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,286 | £191 | 0.79% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,572 | £214 | 0.89% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,143 | £262 | 1.08% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,715 | £310 | 1.28% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,286 | £357 | 1.48% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,144 | £429 | 1.77% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SN12 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wiltshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SN12 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 245 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SN12. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
31, CORNWALL CRESCENT, MELKSHAM
SN12 7LU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-08-25
12, KENNET CLOSE, MELKSHAM
SN12 8BJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-25
21, LANSDOWN CLOSE, MELKSHAM
SN12 7JR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-20
6, SHACKLETON CLOSE, MELKSHAM
SN12 6EY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-08-20
CROWN HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, MELKSHAM
SN12 6ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£124,950
2026-08-19
2, CORNFLOWER WAY, MELKSHAM
SN12 7SW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-08-14
63, SKYLARK ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 7FY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-14
14, CRANESBILL ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 7GG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-08-14
10, BABINGTON CLOSE, MELKSHAM
SN12 6ZA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-08-14
56, LONGFORD ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 6AU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-08-14
12, SELLS GREEN, MELKSHAM
SN12 6RW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-07
20, AVON ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 8AY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£319,000
2026-08-07
16, TELFORD DRIVE, MELKSHAM
SN12 6GF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-08-05
51, AVON ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 8BB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-08-04
78, FOREST ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 7AB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-31
4, SPA COURT, MELKSHAM
SN12 7RH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-31
5A, WOODSTOCK GARDENS, MELKSHAM
SN12 6AN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-31
5, MAGISTER ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 6FD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-31
11, THORNLEIGH, MELKSHAM
SN12 7NW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-07-30
9, FORESTERS PARK ROAD, MELKSHAM
SN12 7RW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,500
2026-07-27
28, GRASMERE, MELKSHAM
SN12 6FQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-27
20, WEAVERS CROFTS, MELKSHAM
SN12 8BP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-07-27
12, SMEATON WAY, MELKSHAM
SN12 6GG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-23
31, DEVONSHIRE PLACE, MELKSHAM
SN12 7DP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£212,000
2026-07-21
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near SN12
The closest districts to SN12 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BA14 (Trowbridge) 4.6 miles
- House prices in SN13 (Corsham) 4.9 miles
- House prices in BA15 (Bradford-on-Avon) 5.5 miles
- House prices in SN10 (Devizes) 6.9 miles
- House prices in SN15 (Chippenham) 7.3 miles
- House prices in SN11 (Calne) 7.5 miles
- House prices in SN14 (Chippenham) 7.6 miles
- House prices in BA13 (Westbury) 7.9 miles
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Data sources
Every SN12 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.