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Amesbury West
vs Avon Valley

Avon Valley has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Amesbury West. Homes in Avon Valley sold for a median of £323,000, 16% above Amesbury West. Avon Valley has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 20%).

Map of Wiltshire with Amesbury West highlighted
Amesbury West
157 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Avon Valley highlighted
Avon Valley
189 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Amesbury West has 5,417 residents in 2,425 households; Avon Valley has 6,606 in 2,221. Amesbury West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 16.8 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Amesbury West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 13.2 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,417Residents (2021)
6,606Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,425Households
2,221Households
215,081Households
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.4%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
26.7%Aged 65 and over
9.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
32.4%Living alone
19.2%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Amesbury West and 40% in Avon Valley. Amesbury West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 18.4 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Avon Valley has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 29.6 percentage points more than Amesbury West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £277,500 in Amesbury West and £323,000 in Avon Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£277,500Median sale price
£323,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
60.3%Owner-occupied
41.9%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
14.8%Private renting
44.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
23.5%Social renting
12.9%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
26.6%Detached houses
28.4%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
38.3%Semi-detached houses
39.7%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
20.5%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
10.1%Flats
7.4%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Avon Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 1.7 percentage points more than Amesbury West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 64 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Amesbury West, and 11 in Avon Valley. The typical postcode is 266 m from the nearest school in Amesbury West and 505 m in Avon Valley. The typical postcode is 10,743 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Amesbury West and 12,331 m in Avon Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Amesbury West and 43% in Avon Valley.

20.1%Green space within 500 m
21.8%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
64Services within 15 min (median)
11Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
266 mNearest school (median)
505 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
10.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
12.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
14Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
76.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
43.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 91 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Amesbury West and 31 in Avon 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.

91Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
31Recorded 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 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.

Avon Valley

Avon Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,606 people in 2,221 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £323,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Amesbury West and Avon Valley next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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