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Marlborough East
vs Pewsey Vale East

Marlborough East has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Pewsey Vale East. Homes in Pewsey Vale East sold for a median of £528,750, 53% above Marlborough East. Marlborough East has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Wiltshire with Marlborough East highlighted
Marlborough East
160 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Pewsey Vale East highlighted
Pewsey Vale East
233 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Marlborough East has 5,234 residents in 2,311 households; Pewsey Vale East has 5,472 in 2,324. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (26% and 26%). Marlborough East has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 7.3 percentage points more than Pewsey Vale East (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,234Residents (2021)
5,472Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,311Households
2,324Households
215,081Households
14.4%Aged 15–29
11.9%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
26.3%Aged 65 and over
26.2%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
33.1%Living alone
25.8%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 Pewsey Vale East (52%). Pewsey Vale East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 8.4 percentage points more than Marlborough East (Wiltshire: 67%). Pewsey Vale East has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.2 percentage points more than Marlborough East (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,000 in Marlborough East and £528,750 in Pewsey Vale East, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£345,000Median sale price
£528,750Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
59.0%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
15.1%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
24.5%Social renting
14.6%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
24.9%Detached houses
51.9%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
24.9%Terraced houses
12.9%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
13.1%Flats
2.7%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Marlborough East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 15.2 percentage points more than Pewsey Vale East (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Marlborough East, and 7 in Pewsey Vale East. The typical postcode is 915 m from the nearest school in Marlborough East and 1,959 m in Pewsey Vale East. The typical postcode is 9,211 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Marlborough East and 4,234 m in Pewsey Vale East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Marlborough East and 16% in Pewsey Vale East.

30.1%Green space within 500 m
14.9%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
91Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
915 mNearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
71.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
15.5%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 33 in Pewsey Vale East, 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
33Recorded 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.

Pewsey Vale East

Pewsey Vale East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,472 people in 2,324 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £528,750 over the past two years, 65% above the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Marlborough East and Pewsey Vale East next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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