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Warminster Broadway
vs Warminster North & Rural

Warminster North & Rural has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Warminster Broadway. Homes in Warminster North & Rural sold for a median of £325,000, in line with Warminster Broadway. Warminster Broadway has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Wiltshire with Warminster Broadway highlighted
Warminster Broadway
135 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Warminster North & Rural highlighted
Warminster North & Rural
228 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Warminster Broadway has 4,832 residents in 2,179 households; Warminster North & Rural has 5,197 in 2,161. Warminster Broadway has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 10 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 22%). Warminster Broadway has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.7 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,832Residents (2021)
5,197Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,179Households
2,161Households
215,081Households
12.6%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
30.6%Aged 65 and over
20.6%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
28.4%Living alone
24.7%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Warminster Broadway and 38% in Warminster North & Rural. Warminster Broadway has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 22.5 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 67%). Warminster North & Rural has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 22.5 percentage points more than Warminster Broadway (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £316,000 in Warminster Broadway and £325,000 in Warminster North & Rural, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£316,000Median sale price
£325,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
77.7%Owner-occupied
55.2%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
10.5%Private renting
33.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
10.8%Social renting
11.2%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
40.5%Detached houses
38.0%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
40.1%Semi-detached houses
29.1%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
14.4%Terraced houses
24.4%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
4.5%Flats
6.6%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Warminster Broadway has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.6 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Warminster Broadway, and 8 in Warminster North & Rural. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Warminster Broadway and 962 m in Warminster North & Rural. The typical postcode is 1,492 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Warminster Broadway and 2,020 m in Warminster North & Rural. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Warminster Broadway and 37% in Warminster North & Rural.

14.7%Green space within 500 m
13.1%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
42Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
462 mNearest school (median)
962 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
36.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Warminster Broadway and 61 in Warminster North & Rural, 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.

49Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
61Recorded 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.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Warminster Broadway

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 North & Rural

Warminster North & Rural is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,197 people in 2,161 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Warminster Broadway and Warminster North & Rural next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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