Bradford-on-Avon
Wiltshire 027 · 7 sub-areas · 10,579 residents
Wiltshire 027 is a predominantly rural and market-town pocket of Wiltshire, home to around 10,600 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £950 a month — well below the UK average for a 2-bed — and nearly three-quarters of residents own their homes outright or with a mortgage. The area skews noticeably older than most of England, with over a quarter of residents aged 65 or above.
Bradford-on-Avon is a commuter neighbourhood within Wiltshire — train into Bristol runs in around 37 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bradford-on-Avon?
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,056 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire
Living in Bradford-on-Avon
This part of Wiltshire sits at the quieter end of the county's settlement pattern — more market town and village than suburban sprawl. The pace is slower, the streets are quieter, and greenspace is genuinely close: the typical resident is within about 300 metres of open green space, and more than half the neighbourhood sits within easy walking distance of it. That's not a backdrop to city life — it is the appeal in itself.
Rents here are noticeably affordable by national standards. A two-bedroom property comes in at around £950 a month, well under the UK-wide benchmark of roughly £1,200 for the same size. Even so, the rent-to-take-home ratio is around 51%, which reflects the fact that local wages are modest — the median resident earns just under £32,000 a year — rather than that rents are especially high. For buyers, the median sale price is around £419,000, which puts the deposit clock at roughly 6.6 years of saving.
The population here skews older and more settled than you'd find in most English neighbourhoods. Around 29% of residents are 65 or over — well above the national share — and single-person households account for a third of all homes. Owner-occupation sits at 73%, which gives the area a stable, long-tenured character. The private rental sector is thin at under 12% of households, so rental stock can be limited and competition for good properties can be meaningful when it does appear.
For everyday practicalities, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly a kilometre away — about a 12-minute walk — and the nearest major employment hub is around 37 minutes by car or public transport. Almost 45% of residents work from home, which partly explains why car ownership dominates so heavily: only around 3% travel to work by public transport. Broadband coverage is strong, with 85% of premises able to access gigabit-capable connections. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific locations within Wiltshire 027.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wiltshire 027 a nice place to live?
- For people who want space, quiet and greenspace close at hand, it works well. Over half the neighbourhood is within easy walking distance of open green space, crime is well below the national average, and the area ranks in the lower-deprivation tier for England. The trade-off is limited public transport and a thinner rental market than you'd find in a city.
- What is the rent in Wiltshire 027?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £730 a month, a two-bedroom around £950, and a three-bedroom around £1,190. Rents rose roughly 6.7% over the past year. These figures are estimates scaled from county-level ONS data using local sale prices.
- Is Wiltshire 027 safe?
- Yes, by national standards. The area records around 51 crimes per 1,000 residents each year, compared to a UK average of roughly 80. Its low deprivation score and predominantly rural character are consistent with lower crime rates across most categories.
- What's the commute from Wiltshire 027 to the nearest major city?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about a 12-minute walk away. The closest major employment hub is roughly 37 minutes by car or public transport. Rail journeys to London take around 132 minutes and Birmingham around 121 minutes. Almost 45% of residents work from home, so many avoid the commute entirely.
- Who lives in Wiltshire 027?
- Mostly older, settled homeowners. Nearly 29% of residents are 65 or over, and 73% own their homes. One in three households is a single person. The working-age 18–34 group is relatively small. Educational attainment is high — around half of residents hold a degree.
- What schools are near Wiltshire 027?
- There are 23 schools within roughly 2km of most residents. However, only around 6% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 10km away, so it's worth checking individual school ratings before choosing a specific address.