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Amesbury East & Bulford
vs Amesbury West

Amesbury East & Bulford has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Amesbury West. Homes in Amesbury East & Bulford sold for a median of £290,000, 5% above Amesbury West. Amesbury West has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 20%).

Map of Wiltshire with Amesbury East & Bulford highlighted
176 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Amesbury West highlighted
157 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
city average

People

Amesbury East & Bulford has 7,431 residents in 2,489 households; Amesbury West has 5,417 in 2,425. Amesbury West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 17.5 percentage points more than Amesbury East & Bulford (Wiltshire: 22%). Amesbury West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 13.8 percentage points more than Amesbury East & Bulford (Wiltshire: 28%).

7,431Residents (2021)
5,417Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,489Households
2,425Households
215,081Households
22.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
9.2%Aged 65 and over
26.7%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
18.6%Living alone
32.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Amesbury East & Bulford and 38% in Amesbury West. Amesbury West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 17.8 percentage points more than Amesbury East & Bulford (Wiltshire: 67%). Amesbury East & Bulford has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 30.8 percentage points more than Amesbury West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Amesbury East & Bulford and £277,500 in Amesbury West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£290,000Median sale price
£277,500Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
42.5%Owner-occupied
60.3%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
45.6%Private renting
14.8%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
11.3%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
18.9%Detached houses
26.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
47.7%Semi-detached houses
38.3%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
25.1%Terraced houses
20.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
2.5%Flats
10.1%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (20% and 20%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Amesbury East & Bulford, and 64 in Amesbury West. The typical postcode is 606 m from the nearest school in Amesbury East & Bulford and 266 m in Amesbury West. The typical postcode is 9,474 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Amesbury East & Bulford and 10,743 m in Amesbury West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Amesbury East & Bulford and 76% in Amesbury West.

19.6%Green space within 500 m
20.1%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
25Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
606 mNearest school (median)
266 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
10.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
76.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Amesbury East & Bulford and 91 in Amesbury West, 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.

43Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
91Recorded 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.

Amesbury East & Bulford

Amesbury East & Bulford is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 7,431 people in 2,489 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Wiltshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wiltshire average.

Amesbury West

Amesbury West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,417 people in 2,425 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £277,500 over the past two years, 13% below the Wiltshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Amesbury East & Bulford and Amesbury West next to other wards of Wiltshire.