Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
vs Salisbury Harnham West
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Salisbury Harnham West. Homes in Salisbury Harnham West sold for a median of £415,000, 33% above Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. Salisbury Harnham West has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has 5,298 residents in 2,245 households; Salisbury Harnham West has 3,868 in 1,756. Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 10.4 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6.3 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (43%) and detached houses in Salisbury Harnham West (39%). Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 6.7 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (13% and 12%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £311,250 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and £415,000 in Salisbury Harnham West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 6.5 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village, and 43 in Salisbury Harnham West. The typical postcode is 460 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 652 m in Salisbury Harnham West. The typical postcode is 1,418 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 1,381 m in Salisbury Harnham West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 97% in Salisbury Harnham West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 48 in Salisbury Harnham 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.
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.
Salisbury Harnham West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 3,868 people in 1,756 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 30% above the Wiltshire median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and Salisbury Harnham West next to other wards of Wiltshire.