Tisbury
vs Wylye Valley
Tisbury has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Wylye Valley. Homes in Wylye Valley sold for a median of £381,250, 5% above Tisbury. Tisbury has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Tisbury has 4,375 residents in 2,018 households; Wylye Valley has 4,695 in 2,081. Wylye Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 1.1 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 22%). Tisbury has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.8 percentage points more than Wylye Valley (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Tisbury and 51% in Wylye Valley. Wylye Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.1 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 67%). Wylye Valley has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.1 percentage points more than Tisbury (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £364,000 in Tisbury and £381,250 in Wylye Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Tisbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 2.1 percentage points more than Wylye Valley (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Tisbury, and 8 in Wylye Valley. The typical postcode is 963 m from the nearest school in Tisbury and 1,070 m in Wylye Valley. The typical postcode is 2,191 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Tisbury and 5,746 m in Wylye Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 39% of premises in Tisbury and 64% in Wylye Valley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 59 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Tisbury and 55 in Wylye Valley, 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.
Tisbury is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,375 people in 2,018 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £364,000 over the past two years, 14% above the Wiltshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Wiltshire average.
Wylye Valley is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,695 people in 2,081 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £381,250 over the past two years, 19% above the Wiltshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Tisbury and Wylye Valley next to other wards of Wiltshire.