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Laverstock
vs Salisbury St Paul's

Salisbury St Paul's has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Laverstock. Homes in Laverstock sold for a median of £350,000, 40% above Salisbury St Paul's. Laverstock has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with Laverstock highlighted
Laverstock
129 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury St Paul's highlighted
Salisbury St Paul's
158 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Laverstock has 6,041 residents in 2,457 households; Salisbury St Paul's has 5,497 in 2,610. Laverstock has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.9 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 14.9 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 28%).

6,041Residents (2021)
5,497Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,457Households
2,610Households
215,081Households
13.6%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Living alone
39.6%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Laverstock (49%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Paul's (44%). Laverstock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 17.4 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 19.2 percentage points more than Laverstock (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Laverstock and £250,000 in Salisbury St Paul's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£350,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
73.5%Owner-occupied
56.1%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
10.5%Private renting
29.7%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
13.5%Social renting
11.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
48.9%Detached houses
6.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
29.3%Semi-detached houses
22.0%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
43.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
5.0%Flats
20.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Laverstock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 22.7 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Laverstock, and 191 in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 368 m from the nearest school in Laverstock and 324 m in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 2,577 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Laverstock and 554 m in Salisbury St Paul's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Laverstock and 96% in Salisbury St Paul's.

39.3%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
41Services within 15 min (median)
191Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
368 mNearest school (median)
324 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
554 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.0%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 122 in Salisbury St Paul'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.

28Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
122Recorded 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.

Salisbury St Paul's

Salisbury St Paul's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,497 people in 2,610 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Wiltshire average.

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