Living in SN8, Wiltshire
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SN8 in Wiltshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SN8 sold at a median of £445,000 across 20 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- The centre of SN8 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Wiltshire pays £2,572 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Wiltshire: £328,746, up 2.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.
Check sold prices for a specific address in SN8 →
See where SN8 ranks across South West →
Council tax at Band D in Wiltshire: £2,572 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SN8 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SN8 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SN8
20 recorded home sales on the streets around central SN8 in the last 2 years, with a median of £445,000 and a range from £82,000 to £1,150,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Maurice Way, SN8 3LG | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | 8 May 2026 |
| 24 Maurice Way, SN8 3LG | Flat or maisonette | £102,500 | 7 May 2026 |
| 87 White Horse Road, SN8 2FE | Terraced | £445,000 | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Glen Lyn Barnfield, SN8 2AX | Detached | £750,000 | 6 Feb 2026 |
| 37 White Horse Road, SN8 2FE | Terraced | £365,000 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Lyneside Elcot Lane, SN8 2AZ | Detached | £850,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
3 schools within 3 miles
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Marlborough | Secondary | Not rated | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
| Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School | Primary | Not rated | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
| Marlborough College | Secondary | Not rated | 1.5 mi away | no figure |
1 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.
Private schools
1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Marlborough College.
All 1 fee-paying schools near SN8, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 21.6% |
| Professional occupations | 19.0% |
| Associate professional and technical | 15.7% |
| Skilled trades | 11.3% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 9.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SN8 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: over-65s, up 8.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SN8 (E01031868, 1,761 residents in 2021, down 0.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 8.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64.4% | 62.6% | -1.8 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 18.4% | 26.2% | +7.8 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 8.8% | 10.0% | +1.2 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 17.6% | 15.6% | -2.0 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 14.8% | 23.5% | +8.7 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 35.6% | 41.6% | +6.0 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 10.0% | 8.6% | -1.4 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 89.0% | 87.7% | -1.3 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 96.7% | 96.2% | -0.5 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
Crime data isn't available for this area right now.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Wiltshire's figures.
Buses from the centre of SN8
Best-served stop: Forest Hill Farm, with 0.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SN8 is Forest Hill Farm: 0.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 08:01, last 12:55. Routes there: 110, 620. 4 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of SN8. The nearest, Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership, has 16,520 registered patients and 1,449 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership | 1.2 mi | 16,520 | 1,449 |
Nearest A&E: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, where 56.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 53.4%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Wiltshire pays £2,572 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wiltshire, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £2,031 | +5.0% |
| 2022-23 | £2,100 | +3.4% |
| 2023-24 | £2,216 | +5.5% |
| 2024-25 | £2,330 | +5.1% |
| 2025-26 | £2,443 | +4.8% |
| 2026-27 | £2,572 | +5.3% |
No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Wiltshire, as at 7 Sep 2026.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about SN8
What is the average house price in SN8?
The average sold price in Wiltshire is £328,746 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SN8?
Prices in Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SN8?
The median of 20 recorded sales around central SN8 in the last 2 years is £445,000, ranging from £82,000 to £1,150,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Is SN8 at risk of flooding?
Central SN8 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is SN8 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £445,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SN8 safe?
The local force has not published street-level crime data for this area recently, so we show no figure rather than a zero that would wrongly suggest no crime.
Neighbouring districts
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