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Wiltshire

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
510,333
Households
215,081
Crimes · Aug '26
2,694

Estimated population, mid-2025: 526,392 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

215,081
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
2,694
Crimes · Aug '26
£320,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 6,027 sales
£1,082
Average rent, August 2026
17,095
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wiltshire

England & Wales
Property sales · Wiltshire
HM Land Registry · Wiltshire
Average price
£368,817
Median price: £320,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,027 sales
View district BA14
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 196 sales · avg £346,690
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£391k£369k£347k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Wiltshire

England & Wales
Crime trends · Wiltshire

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
942
YoY +7%
1,105954802
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
614
YoY stable
659506353
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
80
YoY +36%
16711359
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
79
YoY -27%
1088664
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
241
YoY stable
256212167
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
484
YoY stable
608510412
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
254
YoY +42%
254192129
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

2,694
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Wiltshire

Ethnicity

Total residents: 510,333
White Brit.90.0%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 5.3%

Religion

Total residents: 510,333
Christian50.2%
No religion41.3%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 510,333
50–6421.3%
35–4918.3%
25–3411.7%
65–7411.5%
75–847.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 215,081
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
One person: other14.3%
One person: aged 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Single family household, all members 66+11.9%
+ 9 other households · 30.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wiltshire

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 6.74 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Wiltshire

2% of postcodes (271 of 17095) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3271 (2%)
  • Zone 2410 (2%)
  • Zone 116,414 (96%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Wiltshire

Melksham is a 164-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 13.1 km

  • Melksham

    Rail

    13.1 km

  • Westbury (Wilts)

    Rail

    14.9 km

  • Trowbridge

    Rail

    15.3 km

  • Pewsey

    Rail

    16.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Wiltshire

GPs make up most of the mapped places

77 GPs · 36 Museums · 29 Libraries · 151 in all

  • GPs77
  • Museums36
  • Libraries29
  • Hospitals9

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Wiltshire

Average rent, August 2026

£1,082/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£749
1 bed
£973
2 bed
£1,220
3 bed
£1,739
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Wiltshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Wiltshire
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Admission appeals in Wiltshire

Appeals lodged

111

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
33 · 0.6% of admissions
Lodged
20 · 0.3% of admissions
Heard
5 · 25.0% of those heard
Successful

5,895 admissions

Infant
26 · 0.5% of admissions
Lodged
14 · 0.3% of admissions
Heard
2 · 14.3% of those heard
Successful

4,951 admissions

Secondary
78 · 1.3% of admissions
Lodged
69 · 1.1% of admissions
Heard
17 · 24.6% of those heard
Successful

6,240 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Wiltshire

Coordinates51.3077, -1.9952
Postcodes
17,095
Census 2021
510,333

Estimated population, mid-2025: 526,392 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
215,081
Recorded crime · Aug '26
2,694

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