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Babington Close, Bowerhill, Melksham

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House prices, sold prices and local information for SN12 6ZA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£310,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2020)
£279,026
25 sales
Price range
£225k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
SN12 6ZA

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At a glance

House prices£279k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkMelksham station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Babington Close, Bowerhill, Melksham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £310,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £269,871. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2020; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% semi-detached, 16% detached. Recorded sale prices on Babington Close range from £225,000 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Babington Close compared

SN12 postcode area£312,184
Melksham£312,184
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Babington Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SN12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2020: £276,039 (9 sales)2020£276k2021: £268,033 (9 sales)2021£268k2022: £310,000 (1 sales)2022£310k2023: £257,000 (2 sales)2023£257k2025: £315,000 (3 sales)2025£315k2026: £310,000 (1 sales)2026£310k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£269,87114 Aug 2026
Detached4£327,08828 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Babington Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 14 Aug 2026£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 19 Aug 2025£322,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 10 Jun 2025£302,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 28 Mar 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 25 Nov 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 21 Jul 2023£259,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 13 Feb 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 4 Jul 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 29 Sep 2021£269,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 26 Apr 2021£261,250 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 26 Mar 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 4 Mar 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 19 Feb 2021£261,250 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 16 Feb 2021£268,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 29 Jan 2021£265,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 21 Jan 2021£268,850 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 19 Jan 2021£268,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 26 Nov 2020£400,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 30 Oct 2020£260,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
7, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 30 Oct 2020£264,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 16 Oct 2020£265,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 13 Oct 2020£257,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 2 Oct 2020£313,750 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 25 Sep 2020£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 11 Sep 2020£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Babington Close SN12 6ZA 21 Aug 2020£274,600 Detached New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
10, Babington Close £268,000 (Feb 2021) → £310,000 (Aug 2026) +16%
over 5 yrs
15, Babington Close £268,850 (Jan 2021) → £322,500 (Aug 2025) +20%
over 5 yrs
17, Babington Close £268,000 (Jan 2021) → £302,500 (Jun 2025) +13%
over 4 yrs
2, Babington Close £274,600 (Aug 2020) → £330,000 (Nov 2024) → £320,000 (Mar 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
1, Babington Close £225,000 (Sep 2020) → £259,000 (Jul 2023) +15%
over 3 yrs
3, Babington Close £225,000 (Sep 2020) → £255,000 (Feb 2023) +13%
over 2 yrs
14, Babington Close £261,250 (Feb 2021) → £310,000 (Jul 2022) +19%
over 1 yr
8, Babington Close £265,000 (Oct 2020) → £269,950 (Sep 2021) +2%
over under a year

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Schools near Babington Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Melksham Oak Community School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Bowerhill Primary School 378 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Aloeric Primary School 360 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School 460 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Melksham House School 59 pupils Other independent special school 4–16 Report 0.8 mi
The Manor CofE VC Primary School 121 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
River Mead School 261 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 87 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Melksham station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Trowbridge station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pathfinder Place (S-bound) 2 min walk
  • Pathfinder Place (N-bound) 2 min walk
  • Mallory Place (SE-bound) 3 min walk
  • Lancaster Road (S-bound, Halifax Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Spa Medical Centre
    Snowberry Lane, Melksham · 0.3 mi
  • Giffords Primary Care Ctr
    Spa Road, Melksham · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Melksham Express · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Melksham Pembroke Road · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Melksham · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Melksham - Cranesbill Road · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Spa Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Melksham Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Regency Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (market Place Total) · 0.8 mi
  • Bath Road (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.8%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented3.0%17.1%
Households643

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.3%64.1%
Aged 65+18.6%18.6%
Residents1,701

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Wiltshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Babington Close

Ethnic group

HereWiltshire
White96.2%94.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1.1%

Religion

HereWiltshire
Christian51.5%50.2%
No religion39.4%41.3%
Not answered7.3%6%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Muslim0.5%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0.5%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWiltshire
Born in the UK93.4%90.1%
Born outside the UK6.6%9.9%

Highest qualification

HereWiltshire
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%34.2%
Level 3 qualifications22.4%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%15%
No qualifications11.6%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%10.2%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.6%
Other qualifications1.9%2.4%

General health

HereWiltshire
Very good health52.6%49.5%
Good health34.3%34.1%
Fair health11.1%12.2%
Bad health1.6%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereWiltshire
2 cars or vans in household42.6%34%
1 car or van in household30.7%39.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household22.5%13.4%
No cars or vans in household4.2%13.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wiltshire.

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