Warminster West
vs Westbury East
Westbury East has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Warminster West. Homes in Warminster West sold for a median of £289,373, 5% above Westbury East. Warminster West has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Warminster West has 4,693 residents in 2,027 households; Westbury East has 6,019 in 2,598. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Warminster West has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.4 percentage points more than Westbury East (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Warminster West (33%) and detached houses in Westbury East (42%). Westbury East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 8.2 percentage points more than Warminster West (Wiltshire: 67%). Westbury East has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1 percentage point more than Warminster West (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £289,373 in Warminster West and £275,000 in Westbury East, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (8% and 7%). A typical postcode has 40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Warminster West, and 51 in Westbury East. The typical postcode is 343 m from the nearest school in Warminster West and 430 m in Westbury East. The typical postcode is 1,514 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Warminster West and 1,485 m in Westbury East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Warminster West and 86% in Westbury East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Warminster West and 45 in Westbury 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 West is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,693 people in 2,027 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £289,373 over the past two years, 10% below the Wiltshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Wiltshire average.
Westbury East is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 6,019 people in 2,598 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Wiltshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Warminster West and Westbury East next to other wards of Wiltshire.