Devizes East

Wiltshire · South West · population 11,053 · 7 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,815 of 6,856 in England
  • #190 of 710 in South West
  • #26 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,026
Median age (est.)44
Density1,145per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 19%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Devizes East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,815 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Education (54). Typical homes here sold for about £279,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 182 sales), 13% below the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,800 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,049
Employment 60 · #2,713
Education 54 · #3,124
Health 66 · #2,342
Crime 66 · #2,322
Housing & access 70 · #2,041
Living environment 96 · #286

House prices ?

£279,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=182
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£279,000182+4.3%+6.5%
Detached£430,00050+7.5%+14.7%
Semi-detached£290,00040+6.4%+11.5%
Terraced£242,00061-5.1%+19.2%
Flat£145,00031-6.0%+17.4%
This area£279,000
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)£40,800±£5,697 · #3,175 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,057
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 610 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #2,498 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences347
Theft75
Burglary15
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson74
Public order & weapons51
Drugs22
Robbery3
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 154 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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