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Melksham Forest
vs Melksham South

Melksham Forest has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Melksham South. Homes in Melksham South sold for a median of £265,000, in line with Melksham Forest. Melksham Forest has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Wiltshire with Melksham Forest highlighted
Melksham Forest
128 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Melksham South highlighted
Melksham South
146 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Melksham Forest has 5,288 residents in 2,324 households; Melksham South has 4,579 in 2,145. Melksham South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 5.6 percentage points more than Melksham Forest (Wiltshire: 22%). Melksham South has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.9 percentage points more than Melksham Forest (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,288Residents (2021)
4,579Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,324Households
2,145Households
215,081Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.8%Aged 65 and over
29.4%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
33.2%Living alone
35.1%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Melksham Forest and 41% in Melksham South. Melksham South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 13.2 percentage points more than Melksham Forest (Wiltshire: 67%). Melksham South has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1 percentage point more than Melksham Forest (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Melksham Forest and £265,000 in Melksham South, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£265,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
60.1%Owner-occupied
73.3%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
12.5%Private renting
13.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
27.0%Social renting
12.6%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
15.1%Detached houses
27.5%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
47.2%Semi-detached houses
40.6%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Terraced houses
15.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
10.7%Flats
12.5%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Melksham Forest has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2.9 percentage points more than Melksham South (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 64 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Melksham Forest, and 74 in Melksham South. The typical postcode is 577 m from the nearest school in Melksham Forest and 370 m in Melksham South. The typical postcode is 1,238 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Melksham Forest and 1,463 m in Melksham South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Melksham Forest and 93% in Melksham South.

9.9%Green space within 500 m
7.0%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
64Services within 15 min (median)
74Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
577 mNearest school (median)
370 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 111 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Melksham Forest and 104 in Melksham South, 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.

111Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
104Recorded 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.

Melksham Forest

Melksham Forest is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,288 people in 2,324 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Wiltshire average.

Melksham South

Melksham South is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,579 people in 2,145 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Melksham Forest and Melksham South next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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