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Devizes East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Devizes East neighbourhood of Wiltshire, England (ONS area Wiltshire 025). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SN10. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SN10 3DE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Wiltshire

Devizes East is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Wiltshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £285,000 and flats for £150,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Wiltshire (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Melksham, is 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£285,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£150,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£55,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Devizes East sits in Wiltshire

Typical house price: 15th lowest of 64 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire
Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 20th lowest of 64 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Devizes East

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wiltshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Wiltshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wiltshire, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Schools improving
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Melksham Railway station, 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Swindon (about 28 min) and Westbury (Wilts) (about 17 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Southbroom St James Academy 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Devizes School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Devizes East

What is the typical house price in Devizes East?

£285,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

How does Devizes East compare with the rest of Wiltshire?

Typical house price: 15th lowest of 64 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire. Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 20th lowest of 64 neighbourhoods in Wiltshire.

Is Devizes East an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Devizes East gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Devizes East?

Melksham. Railway station, 11.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Swindon (about 28 min) and Westbury (Wilts) (about 17 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Devizes East?

Nearest state primary school. Southbroom St James Academy. 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Devizes School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.