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Salisbury Bemerton Heath
vs Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. Homes in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village sold for a median of £311,250, in line with Salisbury Bemerton Heath. Salisbury Bemerton Heath has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 17%).

People

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has 4,886 residents in 1,895 households; Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has 5,298 in 2,245. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 8.7 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 5 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,886Residents (2021)
5,298Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,895Households
2,245Households
215,081Households
18.9%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Living alone
27.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 43% in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 12.5 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 2.9 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £308,000 in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and £311,250 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£308,000Median sale price
£311,250Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
50.7%Owner-occupied
63.2%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
9.6%Private renting
12.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
35.7%Social renting
23.4%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
16.1%Detached houses
20.1%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
26.8%Terraced houses
22.0%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
13.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 12.3 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, and 37 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. The typical postcode is 334 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 460 m in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. The typical postcode is 2,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 1,418 m in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 100% in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village.

29.7%Green space within 500 m
17.4%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
19Services within 15 min (median)
37Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
334 mNearest school (median)
460 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 92 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 83 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village, 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.

92Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
83Recorded 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.

Salisbury Bemerton Heath

Salisbury Bemerton Heath is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,886 people in 1,895 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £308,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Wiltshire median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% above the Wiltshire average.

Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village

Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,298 people in 2,245 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £311,250 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Salisbury Bemerton Heath and Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village next to other wards of Wiltshire.