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Devizes Rural West
vs Devizes South

Devizes South has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Devizes Rural West. Homes in Devizes Rural West sold for a median of £370,000, 16% above Devizes South. Devizes South has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Wiltshire with Devizes Rural West highlighted
Devizes Rural West
191 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Devizes South highlighted
Devizes South
132 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Devizes Rural West has 4,861 residents in 1,940 households; Devizes South has 4,941 in 2,173. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 27%). Devizes South has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.3 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,861Residents (2021)
4,941Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,940Households
2,173Households
215,081Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
26.9%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
24.5%Living alone
27.8%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 55% of homes in Devizes Rural West and 37% in Devizes South. Devizes Rural West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 2.8 percentage points more than Devizes South (Wiltshire: 67%). Devizes South has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.3 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £370,000 in Devizes Rural West and £320,000 in Devizes South, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£370,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
74.6%Owner-occupied
71.8%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
10.1%Private renting
12.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
14.7%Social renting
15.0%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
54.7%Detached houses
36.5%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
29.3%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
12.7%Terraced houses
24.6%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
0.8%Flats
5.7%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Devizes South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 9.8 percentage points more than Devizes Rural West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Devizes Rural West, and 107 in Devizes South. The typical postcode is 1,605 m from the nearest school in Devizes Rural West and 394 m in Devizes South. The typical postcode is 9,549 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Devizes Rural West and 11,497 m in Devizes South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Devizes Rural West and 67% in Devizes South.

9.5%Green space within 500 m
19.3%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
7Services within 15 min (median)
107Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
394 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
11.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
63.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
67.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Devizes Rural West and 64 in Devizes South, 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.

52Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
64Recorded 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 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.

Devizes South

Devizes South is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,941 people in 2,173 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, in line with 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.

More comparisons.

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

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