Minety
vs Purton
Purton has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Minety. Homes in Minety sold for a median of £605,000, 86% above Purton. Purton has more green space nearby (57% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Minety has 4,922 residents in 2,041 households; Purton has 6,858 in 2,673. Minety has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 8.6 percentage points more than Purton (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (23% and 22%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 63% of homes in Minety and 43% in Purton. Minety has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 4.7 percentage points more than Purton (Wiltshire: 67%). Minety has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.3 percentage points more than Purton (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £605,000 in Minety and £325,000 in Purton, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Purton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 57%, 41.8 percentage points more than Minety (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Minety, and 30 in Purton. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest school in Minety and 632 m in Purton. The typical postcode is 6,350 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Minety and 2,477 m in Purton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Minety and 81% in Purton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Minety and 39 in Purton, 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.
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.
Minety is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,922 people in 2,041 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £605,000 over the past two years, 89% above the Wiltshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Wiltshire average.
Purton is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,858 people in 2,673 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 57% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 201% above the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Minety and Purton next to other wards of Wiltshire.