Avon Valley
vs Durrington

Avon Valley has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Durrington. Homes in Durrington sold for a median of £327,250, in line with Avon Valley. Avon Valley has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 6%).

Avon Valley

189 postcodes

Durrington

102 postcodes

Wiltshire

city average

People

Avon Valley has 6,606 residents in 2,221 households; Durrington has 4,418 in 1,876. Durrington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 12.6 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Durrington has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 6.1 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

6,606Residents (2021)

4,418Residents (2021)

510,333Residents (2021)

2,221Households

1,876Households

215,081Households

23.4%Aged 15–29

14.6%Aged 15–29

15.7%Aged 15–29

9.9%Aged 65 and over

22.5%Aged 65 and over

21.9%Aged 65 and over

19.2%Living alone

25.3%Living alone

28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Avon Valley and 39% in Durrington. Durrington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 30.5 percentage points more than Avon Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Avon Valley has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 31 percentage points more than Durrington (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £323,000 in Avon Valley and £327,250 in Durrington, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£323,000Median sale price

£327,250Median sale price

£320,000Median sale price

41.9%Owner-occupied

72.4%Owner-occupied

66.8%Owner-occupied

44.4%Private renting

13.4%Private renting

17.4%Private renting

12.9%Social renting

13.7%Social renting

14.5%Social renting

28.4%Detached houses

32.9%Detached houses

35.2%Detached houses

39.7%Semi-detached houses

38.7%Semi-detached houses

31.8%Semi-detached houses

21.9%Terraced houses

21.5%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

7.4%Flats

4.2%Flats

8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Avon Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 16.3 percentage points more than Durrington (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avon Valley, and 32 in Durrington. The typical postcode is 505 m from the nearest school in Avon Valley and 320 m in Durrington. The typical postcode is 12,331 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avon Valley and 11,264 m in Durrington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 43% of premises in Avon Valley and 92% in Durrington.

21.8%Green space within 500 m

5.5%Green space within 500 m

19.1%Green space within 500 m

11Services within 15 min (median)

32Services within 15 min (median)

28Services within 15 min (median)

505 mNearest school (median)

320 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

12.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

11.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

14Postcodes in flood risk areas

3Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas

43.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Avon Valley and 55 in Durrington, 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.

31Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

55Recorded 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.

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.

Durrington

Durrington is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,418 people in 1,876 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £327,250 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 71% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Avon Valley and Durrington next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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