Downton & Ebble Valley
vs Salisbury St Edmund's

Salisbury St Edmund's has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Downton & Ebble Valley. Homes in Downton & Ebble Valley sold for a median of £390,000, 47% above Salisbury St Edmund's. Downton & Ebble Valley has more green space nearby (46% within 500 m, against 14%).

Downton & Ebble Valley

210 postcodes

Salisbury St Edmund's

215 postcodes

Wiltshire

city average

People

Downton & Ebble Valley has 4,969 residents in 2,163 households; Salisbury St Edmund's has 5,203 in 2,813. Downton & Ebble Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 2.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 18.8 percentage points more than Downton & Ebble Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,969Residents (2021)

5,203Residents (2021)

510,333Residents (2021)

2,163Households

2,813Households

215,081Households

13.6%Aged 15–29

18.0%Aged 15–29

15.7%Aged 15–29

27.9%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

21.9%Aged 65 and over

29.0%Living alone

47.8%Living alone

28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Downton & Ebble Valley (42%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Edmund's (40%). Downton & Ebble Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 23.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 19.1 percentage points more than Downton & Ebble Valley (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £390,000 in Downton & Ebble Valley and £265,000 in Salisbury St Edmund's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£390,000Median sale price

£265,000Median sale price

£320,000Median sale price

71.5%Owner-occupied

47.9%Owner-occupied

66.8%Owner-occupied

17.5%Private renting

36.6%Private renting

17.4%Private renting

9.5%Social renting

15.0%Social renting

14.5%Social renting

42.4%Detached houses

3.4%Detached houses

35.2%Detached houses

33.2%Semi-detached houses

7.6%Semi-detached houses

31.8%Semi-detached houses

16.5%Terraced houses

39.8%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

4.1%Flats

32.6%Flats

8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Downton & Ebble Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 46%, 32.3 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Downton & Ebble Valley, and 258 in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 828 m from the nearest school in Downton & Ebble Valley and 590 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 7,433 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Downton & Ebble Valley and 787 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Downton & Ebble Valley and 94% in Salisbury St Edmund's.

46.0%Green space within 500 m

13.7%Green space within 500 m

19.1%Green space within 500 m

12Services within 15 min (median)

258Services within 15 min (median)

28Services within 15 min (median)

828 mNearest school (median)

590 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

7.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

787 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

37Postcodes in flood risk areas

113Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas

71.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 70 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Downton & Ebble Valley and 273 in Salisbury St Edmund's, 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.

70Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

273Recorded 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.

Downton & Ebble Valley

Downton & Ebble Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,969 people in 2,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 22% above the Wiltshire median. On average 46% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 141% above the Wiltshire average.

Salisbury St Edmund's

Salisbury St Edmund's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,203 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Downton & Ebble Valley and Salisbury St Edmund's next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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