Warminster Broadway
vs Warminster East
Warminster East has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Warminster Broadway. Homes in Warminster Broadway sold for a median of £316,000, 40% above Warminster East. Warminster Broadway has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Warminster Broadway has 4,832 residents in 2,179 households; Warminster East has 5,808 in 2,706. Warminster Broadway has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.9 percentage points more than Warminster East (Wiltshire: 22%). Warminster East has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 10.1 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Warminster Broadway (41%) and semi-detached houses in Warminster East (34%). Warminster Broadway has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 16.5 percentage points more than Warminster East (Wiltshire: 67%). Warminster East has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 11.6 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £316,000 in Warminster Broadway and £225,000 in Warminster East, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 14%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Warminster Broadway, and 60 in Warminster East. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Warminster Broadway and 268 m in Warminster East. The typical postcode is 1,492 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Warminster Broadway and 643 m in Warminster East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Warminster Broadway and 85% in Warminster East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Warminster Broadway and 101 in Warminster East, 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.
Warminster Broadway is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,832 people in 2,179 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £316,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Wiltshire average.
Warminster East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,808 people in 2,706 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 30% below the Wiltshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Warminster Broadway and Warminster East next to other wards of Wiltshire.