New data has been released showing the speed which houses are sold in different postcode areas in Wiltshire

On average, it takes 17 weeks to sell a property in Wiltshire, according to data from professional house-buying firm Property Solvers.

Updated monthly, the latest dataset analysed over 687 property sales across the region between October 2022 and October 2023.

The statistics track the moment a property is listed on the UK’s leading property portals to the point it’s marked as officially ‘sold’ at the HM Land Registry.

In Wiltshire, houses in Chippenham with the SN14 postcode take longer to sell than any other area of the town, taking 12 days more than the average. Westbury homes take just a day fewer on average to sell.

But the area where houses are selling the fastest is Devizes, where it takes on average 108 days from when a property is listed on the market to when the sale is complete.

This is just over three weeks faster than it takes to sell a house in SN14.

However, the data only counts sales that actually happen, as at least one in three open market house sales fall through.

“The property market is certainly in a different place relative to a couple of years ago,” explained Ruban Selvanayagam from Property Solvers.

"The continued pressures on the mortgage sector and buyers' ability to secure the right kind of finance has resulted in delays with sales completing,”

He added: "Combined with the recognised ‘snail pace’ nature of the conveyancing process, it’s likely that these trends are likely to remain for some time.”

Check the list below to find out how fast houses are selling in your postcode area:

  • SN8 (Marlborough) – properties are taking 121 days to sell on average.
  • SN9 (Pewsey) – properties are taking 115 days to sell on average.
  • SN10 (Devizes) – properties are taking 108 days to sell on average.
  • SN11 (Calne)– properties are taking 121 days to sell on average.
  • SN12 (Melksham) – properties are taking 120 days to sell on average.
  • SN13 (Corsham) – properties are taking 120 days to sell on average.
  • SN14 (Chippenham) – properties are taking 131 days to sell on average.
  • SN15 (Chippenham) - properties are taking 118 days to sell on average.
  • SN16 (Malmesbury) - properties are taking 122 days to sell on average.
  • BA12 (Warminster) - properties are taking 127 days to sell on average.
  • BA13 (Westbury) - properties are taking 130 days to sell on average.
  • BA14 (Trowbridge) - properties are taking 116 days to sell on average.
  • BA15 (Bradford on Avon) - properties are taking 127 days to sell on average.