Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Purton at a glance
- House prices
- £337,000
- Middle61st percentile
- Schools
- 63rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 12th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 41.3 per 1,000 residents
- Strong80th percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle73rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Purton a good place to live?
Purton may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker, 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
Crime rate in Purton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 41.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 80th 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 Purton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £337,000
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 79 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 Purton
Schools
63rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Purton
Flood risk
11.6% 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 7.1% of the area. That is the 73rd 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 Purton
Transport
12th 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 Purton a good place to live?
Purton may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Purton safe?
Purton ranks in the 80th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Purton?
The median sale price was £337,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 61st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Purton?
Schools rank in the 63rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Purton?
Nearby public profiles include Southwick in Wiltshire and Marlborough East in Wiltshire.
