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Royal Wootton Bassett North
vs Royal Wootton Bassett South & West

Royal Wootton Bassett North has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. Homes in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West sold for a median of £343,750, 29% above Royal Wootton Bassett North. Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with Royal Wootton Bassett North highlighted
Royal Wootton Bassett North
112 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Royal Wootton Bassett South & West highlighted
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
150 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Royal Wootton Bassett North has 5,681 residents in 2,514 households; Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has 6,038 in 2,567. Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 4.9 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 22%). Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.6 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,681Residents (2021)
6,038Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,514Households
2,567Households
215,081Households
15.3%Aged 15–29
14.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
25.6%Aged 65 and over
20.7%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
26.3%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Royal Wootton Bassett North (43%) and detached houses in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (34%). Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 10 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett North (Wiltshire: 67%). Royal Wootton Bassett North has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1 percentage point more than Royal Wootton Bassett South & West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £266,250 in Royal Wootton Bassett North and £343,750 in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£266,250Median sale price
£343,750Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
63.4%Owner-occupied
73.4%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
15.8%Private renting
14.8%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
20.0%Social renting
9.6%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
15.4%Detached houses
34.4%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
30.3%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
25.8%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
13.6%Flats
11.1%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 11 percentage points more than Royal Wootton Bassett North (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 93 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Royal Wootton Bassett North, and 61 in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. The typical postcode is 292 m from the nearest school in Royal Wootton Bassett North and 430 m in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. The typical postcode is 6,881 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Royal Wootton Bassett North and 7,939 m in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Royal Wootton Bassett North and 89% in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West.

16.9%Green space within 500 m
27.9%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
93Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
292 mNearest school (median)
430 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
7.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Royal Wootton Bassett North 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.

69Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
63Recorded 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.

Royal Wootton Bassett North

Royal Wootton Bassett North is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,681 people in 2,514 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,250 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Wiltshire average.

Royal Wootton Bassett South & West

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.

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