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Bowerhill
vs Melksham Without West & Rural

Bowerhill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Melksham Without West & Rural. Homes in Melksham Without West & Rural sold for a median of £410,000, 26% above Bowerhill. Bowerhill has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Wiltshire with Bowerhill highlighted
Bowerhill
119 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Melksham Without West & Rural highlighted
Melksham Without West & Rural
182 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Bowerhill has 4,330 residents in 1,764 households; Melksham Without West & Rural has 4,747 in 2,041. Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.8 percentage points more than Bowerhill (Wiltshire: 22%). Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3.7 percentage points more than Bowerhill (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,330Residents (2021)
4,747Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,764Households
2,041Households
215,081Households
16.1%Aged 15–29
12.4%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
19.4%Aged 65 and over
27.2%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
22.0%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Bowerhill and 49% in Melksham Without West & Rural. Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 2.6 percentage points more than Bowerhill (Wiltshire: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 11%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Bowerhill and £410,000 in Melksham Without West & Rural, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£325,000Median sale price
£410,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
76.4%Owner-occupied
79.0%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
11.7%Private renting
11.2%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
11.8%Social renting
9.2%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
48.8%Detached houses
48.8%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
32.2%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
20.8%Terraced houses
12.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
5.4%Flats
1.2%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Bowerhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 5.3 percentage points more than Melksham Without West & Rural (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowerhill, and 8 in Melksham Without West & Rural. The typical postcode is 379 m from the nearest school in Bowerhill and 1,083 m in Melksham Without West & Rural. The typical postcode is 3,008 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowerhill and 4,094 m in Melksham Without West & Rural. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Bowerhill and 18% in Melksham Without West & Rural.

12.8%Green space within 500 m
7.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
41Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
379 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
80.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
18.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowerhill and 79 in Melksham Without West & Rural, 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.

50Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
79Recorded 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.

Bowerhill

Bowerhill is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,330 people in 1,764 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Wiltshire average.

Melksham Without West & Rural

Melksham Without West & Rural is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,747 people in 2,041 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £410,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Wiltshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Bowerhill and Melksham Without West & Rural next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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