Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
vs Salisbury St Edmund's
Salisbury St Edmund's has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Homes in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley sold for a median of £340,000, 28% above Salisbury St Edmund's. Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has 6,415 residents in 2,474 households; Salisbury St Edmund's has 5,203 in 2,813. Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 11.4 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 26.1 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (41%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Edmund's (40%). Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 11.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 21.7 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 £265,000 in Salisbury St Edmund's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.6 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley, and 258 in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 590 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 4,236 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 787 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 94% in Salisbury St Edmund's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 273 in Salisbury St Edmund's, 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.
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 St Edmund's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,203 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and Salisbury St Edmund's next to other wards of Wiltshire.