UK · EN
United KingdomEast MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth EastNorth WestScotlandSouth EastSouth WestWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and The HumberCompare MethodologySources and licences

Corsham Without
vs Melksham Without North & Shurnhold

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Corsham Without. Homes in Corsham Without sold for a median of £385,000, 23% above Melksham Without North & Shurnhold. Corsham Without has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 4%).

Map of Wiltshire with Corsham Without highlighted
Corsham Without
200 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Melksham Without North & Shurnhold highlighted
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
139 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Corsham Without has 4,932 residents in 2,051 households; Melksham Without North & Shurnhold has 4,810 in 1,998. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 24%). Melksham Without North & Shurnhold has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 1.3 percentage points more than Corsham Without (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,932Residents (2021)
4,810Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,051Households
1,998Households
215,081Households
14.0%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.5%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
25.1%Living alone
26.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Corsham Without and 39% in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold. Melksham Without North & Shurnhold has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 7.6 percentage points more than Corsham Without (Wiltshire: 67%). Corsham Without has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 4.3 percentage points more than Melksham Without North & Shurnhold (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £385,000 in Corsham Without and £312,500 in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£385,000Median sale price
£312,500Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
67.3%Owner-occupied
74.9%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.3%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
14.2%Social renting
11.1%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
37.7%Detached houses
38.9%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
28.6%Semi-detached houses
35.3%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
19.5%Terraced houses
17.6%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
11.2%Flats
6.2%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Corsham Without has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 9.9 percentage points more than Melksham Without North & Shurnhold (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corsham Without, and 20 in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold. The typical postcode is 1,308 m from the nearest school in Corsham Without and 804 m in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold. The typical postcode is 5,188 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corsham Without and 1,242 m in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 59% of premises in Corsham Without and 46% in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold.

13.9%Green space within 500 m
4.0%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
20Services within 15 min (median)
20Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
804 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
5.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
58.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
46.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Corsham Without and 38 in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, 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
38Recorded 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.

Corsham Without

Corsham Without is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,932 people in 2,051 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 20% above the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Wiltshire average.

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,810 people in 1,998 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £312,500 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 4% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 79% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Corsham Without and Melksham Without North & Shurnhold next to other wards of Wiltshire.

Corsham Without vs Corsham LadbrookCorsham Without vs Corsham PickwickCorsham Without vs Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters MoonMelksham Without North & Shurnhold vs Melksham ForestMelksham Without North & Shurnhold vs Melksham SouthMelksham Without North & Shurnhold vs Melksham EastMelksham Without North & Shurnhold vs BowerhillAll wards of Wiltshire