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Melksham Without West & Rural
vs Trowbridge Paxcroft

Trowbridge Paxcroft has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Melksham Without West & Rural. Homes in Melksham Without West & Rural sold for a median of £410,000, 33% above Trowbridge Paxcroft. Trowbridge Paxcroft has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Wiltshire with Melksham Without West & Rural highlighted
Melksham Without West & Rural
182 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Trowbridge Paxcroft highlighted
Trowbridge Paxcroft
96 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Melksham Without West & Rural has 4,747 residents in 2,041 households; Trowbridge Paxcroft has 5,710 in 2,103. Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 17.4 percentage points more than Trowbridge Paxcroft (Wiltshire: 22%). Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 6.1 percentage points more than Trowbridge Paxcroft (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,747Residents (2021)
5,710Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,041Households
2,103Households
215,081Households
12.4%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
27.2%Aged 65 and over
9.8%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
25.7%Living alone
19.6%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Melksham Without West & Rural and 47% in Trowbridge Paxcroft. Melksham Without West & Rural has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 8.4 percentage points more than Trowbridge Paxcroft (Wiltshire: 67%). Trowbridge Paxcroft has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.9 percentage points more than Melksham Without West & Rural (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £410,000 in Melksham Without West & Rural and £307,500 in Trowbridge Paxcroft, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£410,000Median sale price
£307,500Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
79.0%Owner-occupied
70.6%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
11.2%Private renting
15.1%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
48.8%Detached houses
47.2%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
32.2%Semi-detached houses
23.9%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
12.5%Terraced houses
17.0%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
1.2%Flats
10.2%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Trowbridge Paxcroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 12.1 percentage points more than Melksham Without West & Rural (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Melksham Without West & Rural, and 39 in Trowbridge Paxcroft. The typical postcode is 1,083 m from the nearest school in Melksham Without West & Rural and 291 m in Trowbridge Paxcroft. The typical postcode is 4,094 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Melksham Without West & Rural and 2,100 m in Trowbridge Paxcroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 18% of premises in Melksham Without West & Rural and 92% in Trowbridge Paxcroft.

7.5%Green space within 500 m
19.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
39Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
291 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
18.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Melksham Without West & Rural and 19 in Trowbridge Paxcroft, 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.

79Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
19Recorded 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 Without West & Rural

Melksham Without West & Rural is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,747 people in 2,041 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £410,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Wiltshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Wiltshire average.

Trowbridge Paxcroft

Trowbridge Paxcroft is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,710 people in 2,103 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 4% below the Wiltshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wiltshire average.

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