Pewsey Vale West
vs Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Pewsey Vale West. Homes in Pewsey Vale West sold for a median of £425,000, 15% above Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Pewsey Vale West has 5,083 residents in 2,162 households; Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has 4,825 in 2,095. Pewsey Vale West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 2.1 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Pewsey Vale West and 41% in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Pewsey Vale West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.4 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 67%). Pewsey Vale West has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 6.1 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £425,000 in Pewsey Vale West and £370,000 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.3 percentage points more than Pewsey Vale West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pewsey Vale West, and 10 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. The typical postcode is 1,332 m from the nearest school in Pewsey Vale West and 1,294 m in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. The typical postcode is 5,774 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pewsey Vale West and 12,418 m in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 24% of premises in Pewsey Vale West and 57% in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pewsey Vale West and 40 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings, 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.
Pewsey Vale West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,083 people in 2,162 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £425,000 over the past two years, 33% above the Wiltshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% below the Wiltshire average.
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,825 people in 2,095 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Pewsey Vale West and Urchfont & Bishops Cannings next to other wards of Wiltshire.