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Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
vs Salisbury St Paul's

Salisbury St Paul's has the younger population: 17% 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, 67% above Salisbury St Paul's. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 17%).

People

Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has 5,166 residents in 2,162 households; Salisbury St Paul's has 5,497 in 2,610. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.9 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 22%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 12.7 percentage points more than Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,166Residents (2021)
5,497Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,162Households
2,610Households
215,081Households
13.0%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
27.0%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
26.9%Living alone
39.6%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (47%) and terraced houses in Salisbury St Paul's (44%). Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 21.1 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 67%). Salisbury St Paul's has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 21.3 percentage points more than Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £417,500 in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and £250,000 in Salisbury St Paul's, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£417,500Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
77.2%Owner-occupied
56.1%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
8.4%Private renting
29.7%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
13.5%Social renting
11.5%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
37.4%Detached houses
6.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
47.3%Semi-detached houses
22.0%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
3.5%Terraced houses
43.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
9.8%Flats
20.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Salisbury St Francis & Stratford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 16.9 percentage points more than Salisbury St Paul's (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, and 191 in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 446 m from the nearest school in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and 324 m in Salisbury St Paul's. The typical postcode is 1,592 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and 554 m in Salisbury St Paul's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and 96% in Salisbury St Paul's.

33.5%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
60Services within 15 min (median)
191Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
446 mNearest school (median)
324 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
554 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Salisbury St Francis & Stratford 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.

76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
122Recorded 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.

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Salisbury St Francis & Stratford

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.

Salisbury St Paul's

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.

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Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and Salisbury St Paul's next to other wards of Wiltshire.