Trowbridge South

Wiltshire · South West · population 5,515 · 4 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,665 of 6,856 in England
  • #304 of 710 in South West
  • #42 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,550
Median age (est.)44
Density4,379per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 8%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Trowbridge South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,665 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #42 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Health (50). Typical homes here sold for about £243,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 85 sales), 24% below the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,546 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 57 · #2,973
Employment 50 · #3,419
Education 53 · #3,240
Health 50 · #3,426
Crime 56 · #3,007
Housing & access 84 · #1,109
Living environment 51 · #3,371

House prices ?

£243,000median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£243,00085-2.8%+24.3%
Detached£375,00014+7.1%+14.5%
Semi-detached£285,00020+3.6%+35.7%
Terraced£225,00045-3.7%+24.5%
Flat£135,0006-21.5%+30.4%
This area£243,000
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)£38,546±£5,412 · #3,857 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,535
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 235 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #1,480 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences126
Theft27
Burglary9
Vehicle crime3
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons23
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 57 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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