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Devizes North
vs Devizes Rural West

Devizes Rural West has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Devizes North. Homes in Devizes Rural West sold for a median of £370,000, 84% above Devizes North. Devizes North has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Wiltshire with Devizes North highlighted
Devizes North
197 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Devizes Rural West highlighted
Devizes Rural West
191 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Devizes North has 4,245 residents in 2,365 households; Devizes Rural West has 4,861 in 1,940. Devizes North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.6 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 22%). Devizes North has the higher share of people living alone: 50%, 25.3 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,245Residents (2021)
4,861Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,365Households
1,940Households
215,081Households
13.1%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
30.5%Aged 65 and over
26.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
49.8%Living alone
24.5%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Devizes North (39%) and detached houses in Devizes Rural West (55%). Devizes Rural West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 28.3 percentage points more than Devizes North (Wiltshire: 67%). Devizes North has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 7 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £201,000 in Devizes North and £370,000 in Devizes Rural West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£201,000Median sale price
£370,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
46.3%Owner-occupied
74.6%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
10.1%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
35.7%Social renting
14.7%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
10.2%Detached houses
54.7%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
16.4%Semi-detached houses
29.3%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Terraced houses
12.7%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
38.5%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Devizes North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 13.6 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 128 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Devizes North, and 7 in Devizes Rural West. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Devizes North and 1,605 m in Devizes Rural West. The typical postcode is 10,776 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Devizes North and 9,549 m in Devizes Rural West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 57% of premises in Devizes North and 64% in Devizes Rural West.

23.1%Green space within 500 m
9.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
128Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
391 mNearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
10.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
9.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
57.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
63.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 160 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Devizes North and 52 in Devizes Rural West, 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.

160Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
52Recorded 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.

Devizes North

Devizes North is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,245 people in 2,365 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £201,000 over the past two years, 37% below the Wiltshire median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the Wiltshire average.

Devizes Rural West

Devizes Rural West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,861 people in 1,940 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wiltshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Devizes North and Devizes Rural West next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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