Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
vs Salisbury St Edmund's
Salisbury St Edmund's has the younger population: 18% 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, 17% above Salisbury St Edmund's. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has 5,298 residents in 2,245 households; Salisbury St Edmund's has 5,203 in 2,813. Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5.2 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 20.4 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 terraced houses in Salisbury St Edmund's (40%). Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 15.3 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 24.1 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £311,250 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and £265,000 in Salisbury St Edmund's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.7 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village, and 258 in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 460 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 590 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. The typical postcode is 1,418 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 787 m in Salisbury St Edmund's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 94% in Salisbury St Edmund's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 273 in Salisbury St Edmund'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.
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 St Edmund's is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,203 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and Salisbury St Edmund's next to other wards of Wiltshire.