Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Purton sell for a median £346,250
That is the middle of 130 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 4.9 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.
41% of Purton’s sales are detached houses
130 homes sold in three years: 53 detached houses, 50 semi-detached houses, 19 terraced houses and 8 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £415K–£655K
- Last 12 months
- £545K16 sold
- New build
- £556K
median sale · 50 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£320K
- Last 12 months
- £266K12 sold
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£370K
- Last 12 months
- £255K7 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 8 sold, median £127K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 41% 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 Purton’s homes sold for between £253K and £500K
One sale in ten was under £165K and one in ten over £660K. 23% sold for under £250K.
The median, £346,250, sits in the £300–400K band
130 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £67,500 in 1995 to £332,500 in the last 12 months (£290,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
38 sales in the last 12 months, against 74 in 2005, the busiest year, and 23 in 2008. Sales fell by 23% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 29%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 71% more sales than 2020.
Purton costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Purton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £101K | £178K | £275K | £269K | £325K | £393K | £545K |
| Semi-detached houses | £62K | £109K | £169K | £180K | £204K | £265K | £266K |
| Terraced houses | £57K | £103K | £118K | £168K | £213K | £162K | £255K |
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: 2.6% of sales in the last 12 months
99 new homes have been sold in Purton since 1995; the share peaked at 23% in 2011.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £541,500
against £330,000 for a home sold on, 64% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Purton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Pavenhill is Purton’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Pavenhill | SN5 | 13 | £307,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Reids Piece | SN5 | 10 | £228,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | High Street | SN5 | 10 | £145,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Vasterne Close | SN5 | 8 | £353,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Witts Lane | SN5 | 7 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | The Hyde | SN5 | 7 | £460,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Thomas Grove | SN5 | 6 | £555,750 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Widham | SN5 | 5 | £460,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Kibblewhite Close | SN5 | 5 | £252,000 | Mostly semi-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.
Purton is the 7th most expensive of 33 towns in Wiltshire
Purton is in the middle of Wiltshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Wiltshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Purton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon and Stratton St Margaret.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purton | — | £346K | 38 | +46% |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 3.1 | £295K | 164 | +28% |
| Swindon | 3.7 | £260K | 1,984 | +41% |
| Cricklade | 3.8 | £340K | 50 | +26% |
| Broad Blunsdon | 4.1 | £380K | 99 | +47% |
| Ashton Keynes | 4.8 | £630K | 21 | +51% |
| Stratton St Margaret | 5.5 | £285K | 274 | +28% |
| Wroughton | 5.5 | £334K | 101 | +39% |
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 Purton
What is the average house price in Purton?
The median home in Purton sold for £346,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 130 standard sales (£332,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £526,000, semi-detached houses £275,000, terraced houses £255,000 and flats and maisonettes £126,500.
Are house prices going up in Purton?
The median was £422,500 in 2025, up 36% on 2024 (£310,000), and £332,500 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 Purton each year?
38 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 48 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Purton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Thomas Grove (SN5, £555,750), Witts Lane (SN5, £550,000) and The Hyde (SN5, £460,000).
How much does a new build cost in Purton?
New homes sold for a median £541,500 over three years, against £330,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 5.4% of sales.
Is Purton expensive for Wiltshire?
Purton is the 7th most expensive of 33 towns of 2,500 or more in Wiltshire 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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