Salisbury Bemerton Heath
vs Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Homes in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford sold for a median of £417,500, 36% above Salisbury Bemerton Heath. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 30%).
People
Salisbury Bemerton Heath has 4,886 residents in 1,895 households; Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has 5,166 in 2,162. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 15.6 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 4.5 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 47% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 26.5 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.2 percentage points more than Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £308,000 in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and £417,500 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 3.8 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, and 60 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 334 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 446 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 2,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 1,592 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 100% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 92 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 76 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, 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.
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 St Francis & Stratford is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,166 people in 2,162 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £417,500 over the past two years, 30% above the Wiltshire median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 75% above the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Salisbury Bemerton Heath and Salisbury St Francis & Stratford next to other wards of Wiltshire.