Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
vs Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Homes in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford sold for a median of £417,500, 23% above Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has 6,415 residents in 2,474 households; Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has 5,166 in 2,162. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 13.1 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 5.2 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 semi-detached houses in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (47%). Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 17.7 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 6.5 percentage points more than Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and £417,500 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 15.2 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 60 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 446 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 4,236 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 1,592 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 100% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 76 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, 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 Francis & Stratford is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,166 people in 2,162 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £417,500 over the past two years, 30% above the Wiltshire median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 75% above the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and Salisbury St Francis & Stratford next to other wards of Wiltshire.