Royal Wootton Bassett East
vs Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Royal Wootton Bassett East. Homes in Royal Wootton Bassett East sold for a median of £366,500, 7% above Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. Royal Wootton Bassett East has more green space nearby (41% within 500 m, against 28%).
People
Royal Wootton Bassett East has 4,613 residents in 1,905 households; Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has 6,038 in 2,567. Royal Wootton Bassett East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 22%). Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 4.5 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett East (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 64% of homes in Royal Wootton Bassett East and 34% in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. Royal Wootton Bassett East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 11.7 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 67%). Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.9 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett East (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £366,500 in Royal Wootton Bassett East and £343,750 in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Royal Wootton Bassett East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 41%, 13.1 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 36 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Royal Wootton Bassett East, and 61 in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. The typical postcode is 703 m from the nearest school in Royal Wootton Bassett East and 430 m in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. The typical postcode is 6,429 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Royal Wootton Bassett East and 7,939 m in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Royal Wootton Bassett East and 89% in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 27 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Royal Wootton Bassett East and 63 in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West, 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.
Royal Wootton Bassett East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,613 people in 1,905 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £366,500 over the past two years, 15% above the Wiltshire median. On average 41% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 115% above the Wiltshire average.
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,038 people in 2,567 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £343,750 over the past two years, 7% above the Wiltshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% above the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Royal Wootton Bassett East and Royal Wootton Bassett South & West next to other wards of Wiltshire.