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Mere
vs Warminster West

Warminster West has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Mere. Homes in Mere sold for a median of £372,000, 29% above Warminster West. Mere has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Wiltshire with Mere highlighted
Mere
222 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Warminster West highlighted
Warminster West
124 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Mere has 4,441 residents in 2,044 households; Warminster West has 4,693 in 2,027. Mere has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 13.3 percentage points more than Warminster West (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 31%).

4,441Residents (2021)
4,693Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,044Households
2,027Households
215,081Households
11.8%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
33.8%Aged 65 and over
20.5%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
31.8%Living alone
30.9%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Mere (45%) and semi-detached houses in Warminster West (33%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (67% and 68%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £372,000 in Mere and £289,373 in Warminster West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£372,000Median sale price
£289,373Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
67.2%Owner-occupied
67.7%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
15.5%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
15.9%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
44.7%Detached houses
26.9%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
30.0%Semi-detached houses
33.0%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
16.8%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
5.5%Flats
7.1%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Mere has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 8 percentage points more than Warminster West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mere, and 40 in Warminster West. The typical postcode is 774 m from the nearest school in Mere and 343 m in Warminster West. The typical postcode is 6,384 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mere and 1,514 m in Warminster West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 47% of premises in Mere and 92% in Warminster West.

15.5%Green space within 500 m
7.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
16Services within 15 min (median)
40Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
774 mNearest school (median)
343 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
47.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mere and 47 in Warminster 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.

60Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
47Recorded 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.

Mere

Mere is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,441 people in 2,044 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £372,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wiltshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Wiltshire average.

Warminster West

Warminster West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,693 people in 2,027 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £289,373 over the past two years, 10% below the Wiltshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Mere and Warminster West next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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