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Alderbury & Whiteparish
vs Downton & Ebble Valley

Downton & Ebble Valley has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Alderbury & Whiteparish. Homes in Alderbury & Whiteparish sold for a median of £485,000, 24% above Downton & Ebble Valley. Alderbury & Whiteparish has more green space nearby (58% within 500 m, against 46%).

Map of Wiltshire with Alderbury & Whiteparish highlighted
Alderbury & Whiteparish
253 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Downton & Ebble Valley highlighted
Downton & Ebble Valley
210 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Alderbury & Whiteparish has 5,638 residents in 2,370 households; Downton & Ebble Valley has 4,969 in 2,163. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 28%). Downton & Ebble Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.4 percentage points more than Alderbury & Whiteparish (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,638Residents (2021)
4,969Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,370Households
2,163Households
215,081Households
12.5%Aged 15–29
13.6%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
27.3%Aged 65 and over
27.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
23.6%Living alone
29.0%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 63% of homes in Alderbury & Whiteparish and 42% in Downton & Ebble Valley. Alderbury & Whiteparish has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 6.1 percentage points more than Downton & Ebble Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Downton & Ebble Valley has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 3 percentage points more than Alderbury & Whiteparish (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Alderbury & Whiteparish and £390,000 in Downton & Ebble Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£485,000Median sale price
£390,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
77.6%Owner-occupied
71.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
14.5%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
7.1%Social renting
9.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
62.7%Detached houses
42.4%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
23.7%Semi-detached houses
33.2%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Terraced houses
16.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
1.5%Flats
4.1%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Alderbury & Whiteparish has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 58%, 12.1 percentage points more than Downton & Ebble Valley (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alderbury & Whiteparish, and 12 in Downton & Ebble Valley. The typical postcode is 969 m from the nearest school in Alderbury & Whiteparish and 828 m in Downton & Ebble Valley. The typical postcode is 4,898 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alderbury & Whiteparish and 7,433 m in Downton & Ebble Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 47% of premises in Alderbury & Whiteparish and 72% in Downton & Ebble Valley.

58.1%Green space within 500 m
46.0%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
12Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
969 mNearest school (median)
828 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
7.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
46.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
71.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 34 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alderbury & Whiteparish and 70 in Downton & Ebble Valley, against 62 across Wiltshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

34Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
70Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
62Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Alderbury & Whiteparish

Alderbury & Whiteparish is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,638 people in 2,370 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 52% above the Wiltshire median. On average 58% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 204% above the Wiltshire average.

Downton & Ebble Valley

Downton & Ebble Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,969 people in 2,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 22% above the Wiltshire median. On average 46% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 141% above the Wiltshire average.

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