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Salisbury Harnham East
vs Salisbury Harnham West

Salisbury Harnham East 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, 19% above Salisbury Harnham East. Salisbury Harnham East has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury Harnham East highlighted
Salisbury Harnham East
133 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Salisbury Harnham West highlighted
Salisbury Harnham West
134 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Salisbury Harnham East has 5,553 residents in 2,374 households; Salisbury Harnham West has 3,868 in 1,756. Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 9.6 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham East (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.1 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham East (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,553Residents (2021)
3,868Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,374Households
1,756Households
215,081Households
14.8%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
20.9%Aged 65 and over
30.5%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
30.6%Living alone
33.7%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Salisbury Harnham East (29%) and detached houses in Salisbury Harnham West (39%). Salisbury Harnham West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 12.8 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham East (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury Harnham East has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.4 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Salisbury Harnham East and £415,000 in Salisbury Harnham West, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£350,000Median sale price
£415,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
57.1%Owner-occupied
69.9%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
20.0%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
20.7%Social renting
17.8%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
26.2%Detached houses
38.7%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
23.2%Semi-detached houses
28.6%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
28.7%Terraced houses
16.6%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
17.3%Flats
14.1%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Salisbury Harnham East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 4.5 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham West (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 151 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Harnham East, and 43 in Salisbury Harnham West. The typical postcode is 458 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Harnham East and 652 m in Salisbury Harnham West. The typical postcode is 1,484 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Harnham East and 1,381 m in Salisbury Harnham West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Salisbury Harnham East and 97% in Salisbury Harnham West.

28.4%Green space within 500 m
23.9%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
151Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
458 mNearest school (median)
652 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
55Postcodes in flood risk areas
41Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Harnham East 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.

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
48Recorded 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 Harnham East

Salisbury Harnham East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,553 people in 2,374 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Wiltshire median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 49% above the Wiltshire average.

Salisbury Harnham West

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.

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