Calne South

Wiltshire · South West · population 8,028 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,499 of 6,856 in England
  • #146 of 710 in South West
  • #15 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,952
Median age (est.)47
Density2,892per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

In summary

Calne South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,499 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (86) and lowest on Education (58). Typical homes here sold for about £275,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 164 sales), 14% below the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,194 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 65 · #2,370
Employment 67 · #2,233
Education 58 · #2,911
Health 66 · #2,329
Crime 74 · #1,780
Housing & access 74 · #1,794
Living environment 86 · #992

House prices ?

£275,000median (12m) · -11.1% yr · n=164
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£275,000164-11.1%+11.1%
Detached£387,00051-3.2%+22.9%
Semi-detached£280,00037-13.0%+17.2%
Terraced£230,00061-5.2%+14.4%
Flat£135,00015-30.1%+1.5%
This area£275,000
Wiltshire£320,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,194±£5,915 · #2,791 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,431
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 343 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #1,492 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences198
Theft21
Burglary11
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons44
Drugs16
Robbery0
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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