Salisbury St Edmund's
vs Salisbury St Paul's
Salisbury St Edmund's has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Salisbury St Paul's. Homes in Salisbury St Edmund's sold for a median of £265,000, 6% above Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury St Paul's has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Salisbury St Edmund's has 5,203 residents in 2,813 households; Salisbury St Paul's has 5,497 in 2,610. Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.2 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 8.2 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Salisbury St Edmund's and 44% in Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 8.2 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Edmund's has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 6.9 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Salisbury St Edmund's and £250,000 in Salisbury St Paul's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.9 percentage points more than Salisbury St Edmund's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 258 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury St Edmund's, and 191 in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 590 m from the nearest school in Salisbury St Edmund's and 324 m in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 787 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury St Edmund's and 554 m in Salisbury St Paul's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Salisbury St Edmund's and 96% in Salisbury St Paul's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 273 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury St Edmund's 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 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.
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 St Edmund's and Salisbury St Paul's next to other wards of Wiltshire.