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Fovant & Chalke Valley
vs Salisbury Bemerton Heath

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Fovant & Chalke Valley. Homes in Fovant & Chalke Valley sold for a median of £540,000, 75% above Salisbury Bemerton Heath. Salisbury Bemerton Heath has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 29%).

Map of Wiltshire with Fovant & Chalke Valley highlighted
Fovant & Chalke Valley
325 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury Bemerton Heath highlighted
Salisbury Bemerton Heath
92 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Fovant & Chalke Valley has 4,867 residents in 2,123 households; Salisbury Bemerton Heath has 4,886 in 1,895. Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 19.1 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 22%). Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3.6 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,867Residents (2021)
4,886Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,123Households
1,895Households
215,081Households
10.6%Aged 15–29
18.9%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
30.5%Aged 65 and over
11.4%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
26.0%Living alone
22.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Fovant & Chalke Valley (57%) and semi-detached houses in Salisbury Bemerton Heath (43%). Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 18.4 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 67%). Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 11 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £540,000 in Fovant & Chalke Valley and £308,000 in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£540,000Median sale price
£308,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
69.1%Owner-occupied
50.7%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
20.6%Private renting
9.6%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.7%Social renting
35.7%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
57.3%Detached houses
16.1%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
10.4%Terraced houses
26.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
1.5%Flats
13.4%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (29% and 30%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fovant & Chalke Valley, and 19 in Salisbury Bemerton Heath. The typical postcode is 3,008 m from the nearest school in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 334 m in Salisbury Bemerton Heath. The typical postcode is 7,304 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 2,689 m in Salisbury Bemerton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 97% in Salisbury Bemerton Heath.

28.8%Green space within 500 m
29.7%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
5Services within 15 min (median)
19Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
3.0 kmNearest school (median)
334 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
48Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
52.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 92 in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, 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.

28Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
92Recorded 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.

Fovant & Chalke Valley

Fovant & Chalke Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,867 people in 2,123 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £540,000 over the past two years, 69% above the Wiltshire median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 51% above the Wiltshire average.

Salisbury Bemerton Heath

Salisbury Bemerton Heath is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,886 people in 1,895 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £308,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Wiltshire median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% above the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

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