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Fovant & Chalke Valley
vs Tisbury

Tisbury has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Fovant & Chalke Valley. Homes in Fovant & Chalke Valley sold for a median of £540,000, 48% above Tisbury. Fovant & Chalke Valley has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Wiltshire with Fovant & Chalke Valley highlighted
Fovant & Chalke Valley
325 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Tisbury highlighted
Tisbury
255 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Fovant & Chalke Valley has 4,867 residents in 2,123 households; Tisbury has 4,375 in 2,018. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (31% and 31%). Tisbury has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 6.2 percentage points more than Fovant & Chalke Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,867Residents (2021)
4,375Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,123Households
2,018Households
215,081Households
10.6%Aged 15–29
10.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
30.5%Aged 65 and over
31.2%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
26.0%Living alone
32.2%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 46% in Tisbury. Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 2.4 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 67%). Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.2 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £540,000 in Fovant & Chalke Valley and £364,000 in Tisbury, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£540,000Median sale price
£364,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
69.1%Owner-occupied
66.7%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
20.6%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.7%Social renting
16.8%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
57.3%Detached houses
46.1%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
32.9%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
10.4%Terraced houses
14.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
1.5%Flats
2.7%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Fovant & Chalke Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 11.2 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fovant & Chalke Valley, and 12 in Tisbury. The typical postcode is 3,008 m from the nearest school in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 963 m in Tisbury. The typical postcode is 7,304 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 2,191 m in Tisbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Fovant & Chalke Valley and 39% in Tisbury.

28.8%Green space within 500 m
17.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
5Services within 15 min (median)
12Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
3.0 kmNearest school (median)
963 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
48Postcodes in flood risk areas
40Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
52.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
39.0%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 59 in Tisbury, 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
59Recorded 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.

Tisbury

Tisbury is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,375 people in 2,018 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £364,000 over the past two years, 14% above the Wiltshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Fovant & Chalke Valley and Tisbury next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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