Strong on schools
Malmesbury at a glance
- House prices
- £343,000
- Middle63rd percentile
- Schools
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 38th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 50.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle68th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle63rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Malmesbury a good place to live?
Malmesbury may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wiltshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
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Crime rate in Malmesbury
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 50.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Malmesbury
House prices
- Median sale price
- £343,000
- Percentile
- 63rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 57 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 Malmesbury
Schools
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Malmesbury
Flood risk
7.8% 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 6.6% of the area. That is the 63rd 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 Malmesbury
Transport
38th 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 Malmesbury a good place to live?
Malmesbury may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Malmesbury safe?
Malmesbury ranks in the 68th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Malmesbury?
The median sale price was £343,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 63rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Malmesbury?
Schools rank in the 85th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Malmesbury?
Nearby public profiles include Salisbury Harnham East in Wiltshire and Bromham, Rowde & Roundway in Wiltshire.
