Holt
vs Trowbridge Adcroft
Trowbridge Adcroft has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Holt. Homes in Holt sold for a median of £340,000, 40% above Trowbridge Adcroft. Trowbridge Adcroft has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Holt has 4,879 residents in 2,072 households; Trowbridge Adcroft has 5,078 in 2,325. Trowbridge Adcroft has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 2.2 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 22%). Trowbridge Adcroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.2 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Holt (45%) and semi-detached houses in Trowbridge Adcroft (31%). Holt has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 7.1 percentage points more than Trowbridge Adcroft (Wiltshire: 67%). Trowbridge Adcroft has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.4 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Holt and £242,000 in Trowbridge Adcroft, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Trowbridge Adcroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 1.8 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holt, and 103 in Trowbridge Adcroft. The typical postcode is 535 m from the nearest school in Holt and 539 m in Trowbridge Adcroft. The typical postcode is 3,516 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holt and 977 m in Trowbridge Adcroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 26% of premises in Holt and 87% in Trowbridge Adcroft.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holt and 132 in Trowbridge Adcroft, 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.
Holt is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,879 people in 2,072 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Wiltshire median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 69% below the Wiltshire average.
Trowbridge Adcroft is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,078 people in 2,325 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £242,000 over the past two years, 24% below the Wiltshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Holt and Trowbridge Adcroft next to other wards of Wiltshire.