Ethandune
vs Southwick
Ethandune has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Southwick. Homes in Southwick sold for a median of £325,000, in line with Ethandune. Southwick has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Ethandune has 5,120 residents in 2,120 households; Southwick has 4,061 in 1,721. Southwick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 3.6 percentage points more than Ethandune (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (25% and 25%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 51% of homes in Ethandune and 49% in Southwick. Southwick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 5.2 percentage points more than Ethandune (Wiltshire: 67%). Ethandune has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.4 percentage points more than Southwick (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £322,500 in Ethandune and £325,000 in Southwick, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Southwick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 2.2 percentage points more than Ethandune (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ethandune, and 17 in Southwick. The typical postcode is 860 m from the nearest school in Ethandune and 494 m in Southwick. The typical postcode is 2,804 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ethandune and 2,999 m in Southwick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 38% of premises in Ethandune and 64% in Southwick.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ethandune and 66 in Southwick, 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.
Ethandune is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,120 people in 2,120 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £322,500 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% below the Wiltshire average.
Southwick is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,061 people in 1,721 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 51% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Ethandune and Southwick next to other wards of Wiltshire.