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Marlborough East
vs Marlborough West

Marlborough West has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Marlborough East. Homes in Marlborough West sold for a median of £450,000, 30% above Marlborough East. Marlborough East has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 27%).

Map of Wiltshire with Marlborough East highlighted
Marlborough East
160 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Marlborough West highlighted
Marlborough West
219 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Marlborough East has 5,234 residents in 2,311 households; Marlborough West has 6,417 in 2,448. Marlborough East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 2.1 percentage points more than Marlborough West (Wiltshire: 22%). Marlborough West has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1.3 percentage points more than Marlborough East (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,234Residents (2021)
6,417Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,311Households
2,448Households
215,081Households
14.4%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
26.3%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
33.1%Living alone
34.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Marlborough East (34%) and detached houses in Marlborough West (43%). Marlborough West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 7.1 percentage points more than Marlborough East (Wiltshire: 67%). Marlborough West has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6.1 percentage points more than Marlborough East (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,000 in Marlborough East and £450,000 in Marlborough West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£345,000Median sale price
£450,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
59.0%Owner-occupied
66.1%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
15.1%Private renting
21.2%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
24.5%Social renting
11.7%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
24.9%Detached houses
43.0%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
24.9%Terraced houses
19.4%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
13.1%Flats
8.9%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Marlborough East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 3 percentage points more than Marlborough West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Marlborough East, and 69 in Marlborough West. The typical postcode is 915 m from the nearest school in Marlborough East and 647 m in Marlborough West. The typical postcode is 9,211 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Marlborough East and 8,827 m in Marlborough West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Marlborough East and 48% in Marlborough West.

30.1%Green space within 500 m
27.1%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
91Services within 15 min (median)
69Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
915 mNearest school (median)
647 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
71.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
48.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 37 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Marlborough East and 61 in Marlborough West, 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.

37Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
61Recorded 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.

Marlborough East

Marlborough East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,234 people in 2,311 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Wiltshire median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% above the Wiltshire average.

Marlborough West

Marlborough West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,417 people in 2,448 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £450,000 over the past two years, 41% above the Wiltshire median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% above the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Marlborough East and Marlborough West next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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