Holt
vs Winsley & Westwood
Holt has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Winsley & Westwood. Homes in Winsley & Westwood sold for a median of £573,500, 69% above Holt. Winsley & Westwood has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Holt has 4,879 residents in 2,072 households; Winsley & Westwood has 4,930 in 2,107. Winsley & Westwood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 8.2 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 22%). Holt has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.8 percentage points more than Winsley & Westwood (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Holt and 54% in Winsley & Westwood. Winsley & Westwood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 9.9 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 67%). Holt has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.5 percentage points more than Winsley & Westwood (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Holt and £573,500 in Winsley & Westwood, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Winsley & Westwood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 8.2 percentage points more than Holt (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holt, and 18 in Winsley & Westwood. The typical postcode is 535 m from the nearest school in Holt and 854 m in Winsley & Westwood. The typical postcode is 3,516 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holt and 1,219 m in Winsley & Westwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 26% of premises in Holt and 25% in Winsley & Westwood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holt and 22 in Winsley & Westwood, 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.
Winsley & Westwood is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,930 people in 2,107 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £573,500 over the past two years, 79% above the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Holt and Winsley & Westwood next to other wards of Wiltshire.