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Lyneham
vs Royal Wootton Bassett North

Lyneham has the younger population: 34% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Royal Wootton Bassett North. Homes in Lyneham sold for a median of £304,000, 14% above Royal Wootton Bassett North. Lyneham has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with Lyneham highlighted
Lyneham
170 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Royal Wootton Bassett North highlighted
Royal Wootton Bassett North
112 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Lyneham has 7,490 residents in 2,238 households; Royal Wootton Bassett North has 5,681 in 2,514. Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 11.4 percentage points more than Lyneham (Wiltshire: 22%). Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9.8 percentage points more than Lyneham (Wiltshire: 28%).

7,490Residents (2021)
5,681Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,238Households
2,514Households
215,081Households
34.2%Aged 15–29
15.3%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
14.2%Aged 65 and over
25.6%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
23.1%Living alone
32.9%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Lyneham and 43% in Royal Wootton Bassett North. Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 2.7 percentage points more than Lyneham (Wiltshire: 67%). Lyneham has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 15.4 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett North (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £304,000 in Lyneham and £266,250 in Royal Wootton Bassett North, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£304,000Median sale price
£266,250Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
60.7%Owner-occupied
63.4%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
31.2%Private renting
15.8%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
7.6%Social renting
20.0%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
29.9%Detached houses
15.4%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
38.8%Semi-detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
19.1%Terraced houses
25.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
2.6%Flats
13.6%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Lyneham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 8.5 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett North (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lyneham, and 93 in Royal Wootton Bassett North. The typical postcode is 959 m from the nearest school in Lyneham and 292 m in Royal Wootton Bassett North. The typical postcode is 11,308 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lyneham and 6,881 m in Royal Wootton Bassett North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in Lyneham and 93% in Royal Wootton Bassett North.

25.4%Green space within 500 m
16.9%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
10Services within 15 min (median)
93Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
959 mNearest school (median)
292 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
11.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
45.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 19 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lyneham and 69 in Royal Wootton Bassett North, 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.

19Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
69Recorded 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.

Lyneham

Lyneham is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 7,490 people in 2,238 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £304,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Wiltshire median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Wiltshire average.

Royal Wootton Bassett North

Royal Wootton Bassett North is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,681 people in 2,514 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,250 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Lyneham and Royal Wootton Bassett North next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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