Durrington & Bulford

Wiltshire · South West · population 7,477 · 4 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,684 of 6,856 in England
  • #170 of 710 in South West
  • #20 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,301
Median age (est.)38
Density1,256per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above27%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 18% · Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Associate professional18%
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Hindu 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.

In summary

Durrington & Bulford is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,684 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 64 in Wiltshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (99) but weak on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 55 sales), in line with the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,820 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 66 · #2,349
Employment 75 · #1,705
Education 41 · #4,063
Health 71 · #1,986
Crime 74 · #1,787
Housing & access 37 · #4,317
Living environment 99 · #46

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +10.2% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,00055+10.2%+17.0%
Detached£377,50020+0.7%+8.5%
Semi-detached£310,00022+11.7%+13.2%
Terraced£246,5008-10.4%+14.7%
Flat£177,5005
This area£325,000
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)£44,820±£6,315 · #2,118 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,243
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 286 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #1,111 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences146
Theft44
Burglary10
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons24
Drugs0
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 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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