Derry Hill & Hilmarton

Wiltshire · South West · population 8,505 · 5 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,774 of 6,856 in England
  • #183 of 710 in South West
  • #25 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents8,180
Median age (est.)50
Density56per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above39%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 32%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 26%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 6%Other: 18%
One person 21%Couple, no children 26%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 6%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 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

Derry Hill & Hilmarton is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,774 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 64 in Wiltshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (91) but weak on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here, about £385,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 129 sales), 20% above the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,833 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 83 · #1,184
Employment 84 · #1,088
Education 78 · #1,513
Health 86 · #985
Crime 91 · #608
Housing & access 12 · #6,017
Living environment 32 · #4,687

House prices ?

£385,000median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£385,000129+4.5%+32.8%
Detached£540,00064-4.9%+52.5%
Semi-detached£317,50038+2.4%+27.0%
Terraced£280,00019-4.3%+25.0%
Flat£157,5008-18.6%
This area£385,000
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)£49,833±£7,047 · #1,094 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,852
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 252 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #383 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences127
Theft31
Burglary9
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons22
Drugs14
Robbery0
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Wiltshire

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.