The median home in Marlow Bottom sells for £725,000
That is the middle of 105 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.6 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
79% of Marlow Bottom’s sales are detached houses
105 homes sold in three years: 83 detached houses, 17 semi-detached houses, 4 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 83 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £650K–£870K
- Last 12 months
- £840K19 sold
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £495K–£675K
Terraced houses: 4 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 79% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Marlow Bottom’s homes sold for between £625K and £850K
One sale in ten was under £500K and one in ten over £1M. 0% sold for under £250K.
The median, £725,000, sits in the £500–750K band
105 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £134,500 in 1995 to £755,000 in the last 12 months (£605,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
24 sales in the last 12 months, against 81 in 1996, the busiest year, and 25 in 2008. Sales fell by 48% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 43% more sales than 2020.
Marlow Bottom costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Marlow Bottom, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Each type, year by year
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £144K | £240K | £367K | £493K | £583K | £635K | £840K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
30 new homes have been sold in Marlow Bottom since 1995; the share peaked at 12% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Marlow Bottom. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Marlow Bottom is Marlow Bottom’s busiest street, with 34 sales in three years
6 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlow Bottom | SL7 | 34 | £682,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | New Road | SL7 | 10 | £715,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Goodwood Rise | SL7 | 6 | £687,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Seymour Plain | SL7 | 5 | £1,100,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Bencombe Road | SL7 | 5 | £820,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Beechtree Avenue | SL7 | 5 | £728,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Marlow Bottom is the 6th most expensive of 39 towns in Buckinghamshire
Marlow Bottom is one of Buckinghamshire’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Buckinghamshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Marlow Bottom’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Marlow, Lane End and High Wycombe.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow Bottom | — | £725K | 24 | +21% |
| Marlow | 1.1 | £640K | 185 | +28% |
| Lane End | 2.9 | £408K | 25 | +3% |
| High Wycombe | 3.1 | £373K | 692 | +26% |
| Cookham | 3.3 | £650K | 50 | +11% |
| Hurley | 3.3 | £680K | 9 | — |
| Bourne End | 3.3 | £549K | 118 | +13% |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 3.5 | £508K | 155 | +35% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Marlow Bottom
What is the average house price in Marlow Bottom?
The median home in Marlow Bottom sold for £725,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 105 standard sales (£755,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £760,000 and semi-detached houses £545,000.
Are house prices going up in Marlow Bottom?
The median was £725,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£680,000), and £755,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Marlow Bottom each year?
24 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 38 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
Is Marlow Bottom expensive for Buckinghamshire?
Marlow Bottom is the 6th most expensive of 39 towns of 2,500 or more in Buckinghamshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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