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Laverstock
vs Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Laverstock. Homes in Laverstock sold for a median of £350,000, in line with Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Laverstock has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Wiltshire with Laverstock highlighted
Laverstock
129 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley highlighted
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
188 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Laverstock has 6,041 residents in 2,457 households; Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has 6,415 in 2,474. Laverstock has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 7.1 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Laverstock has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 3 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

6,041Residents (2021)
6,415Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,457Households
2,474Households
215,081Households
13.6%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
13.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Living alone
21.7%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Laverstock and 41% in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Laverstock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 14 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 4.4 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Laverstock and £340,000 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£350,000Median sale price
£340,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
73.5%Owner-occupied
59.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
10.5%Private renting
14.9%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
13.5%Social renting
18.6%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
48.9%Detached houses
41.3%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
29.3%Semi-detached houses
30.1%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
14.7%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
5.0%Flats
12.8%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Laverstock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 21 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Laverstock, and 18 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. The typical postcode is 368 m from the nearest school in Laverstock and 552 m in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. The typical postcode is 2,577 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Laverstock and 4,236 m in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Laverstock and 82% in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley.

39.3%Green space within 500 m
18.3%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
41Services within 15 min (median)
18Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
368 mNearest school (median)
552 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Laverstock and 60 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley, 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
60Recorded 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.

Laverstock

Laverstock is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,041 people in 2,457 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Wiltshire median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 106% above the Wiltshire average.

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,415 people in 2,474 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Wiltshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Laverstock and Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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