Neighbourhoods in Wiltshire

South West · 64 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

68

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#76 of 296 local authorities · 64 neighbourhoods · 516,107 residents

Income68
Employment67
Education59
Health70
Crime76
Housing & access46
Living env.60
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 0% of residentsDecile 3: 2% of residentsDecile 4: 2% of residentsDecile 5: 8% of residentsDecile 6: 19% of residentsDecile 7: 13% of residentsDecile 8: 39% of residentsDecile 9: 16% of residentsDecile 10: 1% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Salisbury Bemerton (27) to Chippenham Pewsham (94); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Wiltshire: Chippenham Pewsham scores 94 out of 100 (#444 of 6,856 nationally) while Salisbury Bemerton sits at 27 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 38 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £215,000 in Trowbridge North to £560,000 in Somerford, Dauntsey & Minety — a 2.6× gap within Wiltshire.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,808a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Wiltshire

£320,000median home sold over the past year · +12.3% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 7,041 sales
Detached£465,000
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£160,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Wiltshire

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chippenham Pewsham 44494 £287,500
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham 85588 £324,500
Lydiard Millicent & Purton 93786 £377,000
Bradford-on-Avon 97886 £400,000
Box, Colerne & Rudloe 1,02685 £425,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Wiltshire

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Wiltshire

Postcode districts that overlap Wiltshire — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Wiltshire Census 2021

Residents510,353
Median age (est.)45
Density157per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 15%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Wiltshire.