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Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
vs Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley. Homes in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley sold for a median of £465,000, 37% above Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has more green space nearby (29% 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 Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley highlighted
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
205 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has 6,415 residents in 2,474 households; Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has 5,162 in 2,169. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 13.7 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (22% and 22%).

6,415Residents (2021)
5,162Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,474Households
2,169Households
215,081Households
16.1%Aged 15–29
12.6%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
21.7%Living alone
22.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 67% in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 86%, 26 percentage points more than Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 67%). Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 5.4 percentage points more than Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and £465,000 in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£340,000Median sale price
£465,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
59.5%Owner-occupied
85.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
14.9%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
18.6%Social renting
4.3%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
41.3%Detached houses
67.4%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
30.1%Semi-detached houses
22.2%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
14.7%Terraced houses
7.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 11.1 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 6 in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 976 m in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley. The typical postcode is 4,236 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 6,530 m in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley and 46% in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley.

18.3%Green space within 500 m
29.4%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
552 mNearest school (median)
976 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
18Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
81.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
46.1%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 34 in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley, 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
34Recorded 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.

Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley

Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,162 people in 2,169 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £465,000 over the past two years, 45% above the Wiltshire median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the Wiltshire average.

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