Salisbury Harnham East
vs Salisbury St Paul's
Salisbury St Paul's has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Salisbury Harnham East. Homes in Salisbury Harnham East sold for a median of £350,000, 40% above Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury Harnham East has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Salisbury Harnham East has 5,553 residents in 2,374 households; Salisbury St Paul's has 5,497 in 2,610. Salisbury Harnham East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.8 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 9 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham East (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 29% of homes in Salisbury Harnham East and 44% in Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury Harnham East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 1 percentage point more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 9.7 percentage points more than Salisbury Harnham East (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Salisbury Harnham East and £250,000 in Salisbury St Paul's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury Harnham East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 11.8 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 151 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury Harnham East, and 191 in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 458 m from the nearest school in Salisbury Harnham East and 324 m in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 1,484 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury Harnham East and 554 m in Salisbury St Paul's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Salisbury Harnham East and 96% in Salisbury St Paul's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury Harnham East 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.
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 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 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.
Salisbury Harnham East and Salisbury St Paul's next to other wards of Wiltshire.