Salisbury Bishopsdown

Wiltshire · South West · population 6,857 · 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

Residents6,867
Median age (est.)42
Density2,832per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Administrative 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Administrative14%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Salisbury Bishopsdown is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,684 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Employment (56). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 89 sales), in line with the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,594 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 61 · #2,651
Employment 56 · #3,035
Education 66 · #2,329
Health 66 · #2,329
Crime 76 · #1,657
Housing & access 79 · #1,451
Living environment 96 · #265

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +9.4% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,00089+9.4%+10.7%
Detached£515,00033+1.0%+28.8%
Semi-detached£335,00027+8.1%+11.7%
Terraced£282,50018+8.7%+18.6%
Flat£200,00011+19.8%+21.6%
This area£335,000
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)£47,594±£6,812 · #1,526 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,477
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 275 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #1,266 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft55
Burglary8
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons25
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 62 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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