Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
vs Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the younger population: 15% 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, 34% above Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has 5,298 residents in 2,245 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%, 6.9 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 47% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 14 percentage points more than Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 4.1 percentage points more than Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £311,250 in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village 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%, 16.1 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 60 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 460 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 446 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. The typical postcode is 1,418 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 1,592 m in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village and 100% in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village 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 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 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 Fisherton & Bemerton Village and Salisbury St Francis & Stratford next to other wards of Wiltshire.