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Warminster North & Rural
vs Wylye Valley

Warminster North & Rural has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Wylye Valley. Homes in Wylye Valley sold for a median of £381,250, 17% above Warminster North & Rural. Wylye Valley has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Wiltshire with Warminster North & Rural highlighted
Warminster North & Rural
228 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Wylye Valley highlighted
Wylye Valley
248 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Warminster North & Rural has 5,197 residents in 2,161 households; Wylye Valley has 4,695 in 2,081. Wylye Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 11.7 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 22%). Wylye Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.7 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,197Residents (2021)
4,695Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,161Households
2,081Households
215,081Households
14.8%Aged 15–29
10.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
20.6%Aged 65 and over
32.3%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Living alone
27.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Warminster North & Rural and 51% in Wylye Valley. Wylye Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 15.6 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 67%). Warminster North & Rural has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 14.5 percentage points more than Wylye Valley (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Warminster North & Rural and £381,250 in Wylye Valley, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£325,000Median sale price
£381,250Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
55.2%Owner-occupied
70.8%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
33.0%Private renting
18.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
11.2%Social renting
10.3%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
38.0%Detached houses
50.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
29.1%Semi-detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
24.4%Terraced houses
16.2%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
6.6%Flats
2.7%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Wylye Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.4 percentage points more than Warminster North & Rural (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Warminster North & Rural, and 8 in Wylye Valley. The typical postcode is 962 m from the nearest school in Warminster North & Rural and 1,070 m in Wylye Valley. The typical postcode is 2,020 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Warminster North & Rural and 5,746 m in Wylye Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in Warminster North & Rural and 64% in Wylye Valley.

13.1%Green space within 500 m
15.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
962 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
5.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
47Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
36.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

61Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
55Recorded 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 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.

Wylye Valley

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.

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

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