Box & Colerne
vs Holt
Holt has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Box & Colerne. Homes in Box & Colerne sold for a median of £440,000, 29% above Holt. Box & Colerne has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Box & Colerne has 5,447 residents in 2,157 households; Holt has 4,879 in 2,072. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (23% and 23%). Holt has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5 percentage points more than Box & Colerne (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Box & Colerne (37%) and detached houses in Holt (45%). Box & Colerne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 3.9 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 67%). Box & Colerne has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.9 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £440,000 in Box & Colerne and £340,000 in Holt, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Box & Colerne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 12.9 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Box & Colerne, and 20 in Holt. The typical postcode is 1,007 m from the nearest school in Box & Colerne and 535 m in Holt. The typical postcode is 8,052 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Box & Colerne and 3,516 m in Holt. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 32% of premises in Box & Colerne and 26% in Holt.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Box & Colerne and 49 in Holt, 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.
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.
Box & Colerne is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,447 people in 2,157 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 38% above the Wiltshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wiltshire average.
Holt is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,879 people in 2,072 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Wiltshire median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 69% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Box & Colerne and Holt next to other wards of Wiltshire.