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Salisbury Bemerton Heath
vs Salisbury St Paul's

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Salisbury St Paul's. Homes in Salisbury Bemerton Heath sold for a median of £308,000, 23% above Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury Bemerton Heath has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury Bemerton Heath highlighted
Salisbury Bemerton Heath
92 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury St Paul's highlighted
Salisbury St Paul's
158 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has 4,886 residents in 1,895 households; Salisbury St Paul's has 5,497 in 2,610. Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 7.7 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 17.2 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,886Residents (2021)
5,497Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,895Households
2,610Households
215,081Households
18.9%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Living alone
39.6%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Salisbury Bemerton Heath (43%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Paul's (44%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 5.4 percentage points more than Salisbury Bemerton Heath (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 20.1 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 £250,000 in Salisbury St Paul's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£308,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
50.7%Owner-occupied
56.1%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
9.6%Private renting
29.7%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
35.7%Social renting
11.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
16.1%Detached houses
6.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
42.7%Semi-detached houses
22.0%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
26.8%Terraced houses
43.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
20.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 13.1 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, and 191 in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 334 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 324 m in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 2,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 554 m in Salisbury St Paul's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Salisbury Bemerton Heath and 96% in Salisbury St Paul's.

29.7%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
19Services within 15 min (median)
191Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
334 mNearest school (median)
324 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
554 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.0%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 122 in Salisbury St Paul's, 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
122Recorded 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 St Paul's

Salisbury St Paul's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,497 people in 2,610 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

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