Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Box & Colerne at a glance
- House prices
- £457,500
- Higher prices84th percentile
- Schools
- 31st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 31.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong90th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle33rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Box & Colerne a good place to live?
Box & Colerne may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wiltshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Box & Colerne
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 31.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 90th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Box & Colerne
House prices
- Median sale price
- £457,500
- Percentile
- 84th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 64 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Box & Colerne
Schools
31st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Box & Colerne
Flood risk
2.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2% of the area. That is the 33rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Box & Colerne
Transport
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Box & Colerne a good place to live?
Box & Colerne may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Box & Colerne safe?
Box & Colerne ranks in the 90th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Box & Colerne?
The median sale price was £457,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 84th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Box & Colerne?
Schools rank in the 31st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Box & Colerne?
Nearby public profiles include Marlborough West South East in Wiltshire and Marlborough West North West in Wiltshire.
