Laverstock
vs Salisbury St Edmund's
Salisbury St Edmund's has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Laverstock. Homes in Laverstock sold for a median of £350,000, 32% above Salisbury St Edmund's. Laverstock has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Laverstock has 6,041 residents in 2,457 households; Salisbury St Edmund's has 5,203 in 2,813. Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.3 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 23.1 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Laverstock (49%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Edmund's (40%). Laverstock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 25.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 26.1 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Laverstock and £265,000 in Salisbury St Edmund's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Laverstock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 25.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Laverstock, and 258 in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 368 m from the nearest school in Laverstock and 590 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 2,577 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Laverstock and 787 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Laverstock and 94% in Salisbury St Edmund's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Laverstock and 273 in Salisbury St Edmund's, 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.
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.
Salisbury St Edmund's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,203 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Laverstock and Salisbury St Edmund's next to other wards of Wiltshire.