Wylye Valley

Wiltshire · South West · population 6,372 · 5 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,124 of 6,856 in England
  • #376 of 710 in South West
  • #50 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,440
Median age (est.)54
Density28per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above39%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 7%25–44 16%45–64 32%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 9%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 6%Other: 23%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 6%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Professional 18% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors20%
Professional18%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

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

Wylye Valley sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,124 of 6,856 in England, and #50 of 64 in Wiltshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (88) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £456,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 68 sales), 43% above the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,191 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 85 · #1,047
Employment 84 · #1,122
Education 84 · #1,129
Health 81 · #1,321
Crime 88 · #821
Housing & access 4 · #6,558
Living environment 2 · #6,730

House prices ?

£456,250median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£456,25068+4.3%+3.6%
Detached£645,00038+1.6%+7.5%
Semi-detached£299,95015-2.5%+1.7%
Terraced£340,00015+21.4%+1.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£456,250
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)£42,191±£5,920 · #2,792 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,337
Price-to-income ?10.8×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 283 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #1,631 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences90
Theft71
Burglary36
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons18
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 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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