Warminster Central

Wiltshire · South West · population 6,138 · 4 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,767 of 6,856 in England
  • #322 of 710 in South West
  • #44 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,119
Median age (est.)51
Density2,349per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 12%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 39%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
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 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 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

Warminster Central is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,767 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #44 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (62) and lowest on Employment (50). Typical homes here sold for about £248,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 93 sales), 22% below the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #906 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,357 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,007
Employment 50 · #3,391
Education 54 · #3,151
Health 51 · #3,357
Crime 51 · #3,343
Housing & access 58 · #2,905
Living environment 62 · #2,624

House prices ?

£248,500median (12m) · -4.4% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£248,50093-4.4%+12.2%
Detached£335,00028-11.8%+15.5%
Semi-detached£265,00027-2.6%+21.1%
Terraced£215,00021-7.9%+15.1%
Flat£129,50017+27.0%+28.2%
This area£248,500
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)£35,357±£5,002 · #4,909 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,514
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 ?

87Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

90 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 555 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #4,568 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft195
Burglary15
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons50
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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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