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Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
vs Salisbury Milford

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Salisbury Milford. Homes in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley sold for a median of £340,000, 21% above Salisbury Milford. Salisbury Milford has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Wiltshire with Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley highlighted
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
188 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury Milford highlighted
Salisbury Milford
172 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has 6,415 residents in 2,474 households; Salisbury Milford has 6,038 in 2,700. Salisbury Milford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 9.8 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury Milford has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 15.6 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).

6,415Residents (2021)
6,038Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,474Households
2,700Households
215,081Households
16.1%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 65 and over
23.7%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
21.7%Living alone
37.3%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (41%) and semi-detached houses in Salisbury Milford (31%). Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 3.4 percentage points more than Salisbury Milford (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury Milford has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 8.7 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and £282,000 in Salisbury Milford, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£340,000Median sale price
£282,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
59.5%Owner-occupied
56.1%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
14.9%Private renting
23.6%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
18.6%Social renting
19.1%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
41.3%Detached houses
12.7%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
30.1%Semi-detached houses
30.9%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
14.7%Terraced houses
25.9%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Flats
23.5%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Salisbury Milford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 9.2 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley, and 186 in Salisbury Milford. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 403 m in Salisbury Milford. The typical postcode is 4,236 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 1,668 m in Salisbury Milford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 96% in Salisbury Milford.

18.3%Green space within 500 m
27.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18Services within 15 min (median)
186Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
552 mNearest school (median)
403 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
81.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 80 in Salisbury Milford, 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
80Recorded 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.

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,415 people in 2,474 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Wiltshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the Wiltshire average.

Salisbury Milford

Salisbury Milford is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,038 people in 2,700 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £282,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Wiltshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Wiltshire average.

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