Calne North
Wiltshire 015 · 6 sub-areas · 11,205 residents
Wiltshire 015 is a largely rural corner of Wiltshire, home to around 11,200 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £950 a month — well below the UK's national median for a 2-bed, making it one of the more affordable patches in the South West. The trade-off is that most residents drive everywhere, and public transport connects to very little.
Calne North is a mid-density neighbourhood of Wiltshire in the South West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Calne North?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 3 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Calne North in Wiltshire
Living in Calne North
Wiltshire 015 covers a stretch of countryside and dispersed settlements typical of rural Wiltshire. It doesn't feel like a suburb of anywhere in particular — most residents are here because they want the countryside lifestyle, not because they're commuting into a city every day. With just under three in ten residents working from home, it suits people whose job doesn't require a daily office run.
Rents here are noticeably lower than you'd find in Bristol or Bath, and considerably cheaper than national averages for comparable properties. A two-bedroom home at around £950 a month is roughly £250 below the UK median for that size, and even a three-bedroom comes in under £1,200. The purchase market is more stretched — the median sale price sits at around £259,000 — but you'd still need only about four years of saving to build a typical deposit, which is modest by South West standards.
The population skews slightly younger than you might expect for a rural area: around one in five residents is aged 18–34. But families are well represented too, with children making up nearly a quarter of the population. Owner-occupation is dominant at around 62%, though there's a meaningful social housing presence at roughly one in five households — higher than many rural Wiltshire areas.
Practically speaking, this is car country. Over half of residents commute by car, and public transport accounts for barely 3% of journeys. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 8 kilometres away — around 100 minutes on foot, so you'll need a car or a taxi to reach it. On the upside, every home here has access to gigabit broadband, which makes remote working genuinely viable. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets of the area.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wiltshire 015 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you want. If you value space, low crime, affordable rents, and fast broadband for remote working, it delivers well. The trade-off is that you'll need a car for almost everything — public transport is minimal — and the nearest Outstanding school is over 17 kilometres away. It suits people who've chosen a rural lifestyle deliberately.
- What is the rent in Wiltshire 015?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £730 a month, a two-bedroom about £950, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,190. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 6.7% over the past year, so they're moving upward but remain below the UK median for comparable properties.
- Is Wiltshire 015 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate here is around 58 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — notably below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. Rural areas like this typically see lower crime due to lower population density and fewer urban crime patterns. The area sits in the middle of the national deprivation range, which also correlates with a stable crime profile.
- What's the commute from Wiltshire 015 to the nearest city?
- It's slow by public transport. The nearest major employment hub is around 2 hours away by public transport, and London is roughly 2 hours 45 minutes by rail or bus. Over half of residents drive to work, and the nearest mainline rail station is about 8 kilometres away. Nearly 29% of residents work from home — the gigabit broadband coverage makes that practical.
- Who lives in Wiltshire 015?
- A fairly balanced mix — around a quarter of residents are under 18, suggesting plenty of families, while about one in five is aged 18–34. Most households own their home (around 62%), though roughly one in five is in social rented housing. The area is predominantly UK-born, with a low ethnic diversity index. Degree holders make up around 26% of residents.
- What schools are near Wiltshire 015?
- There are 37 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 60% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 17 kilometres away, so families prioritising top-rated schools should check individual catchment boundaries carefully before choosing a specific address.
- How affordable is buying a home in Wiltshire 015?
- The median sale price is around £259,000, and the typical deposit takes about four years to save on a local salary — modest by South West standards. The median resident salary is around £31,900 a year. It's not cheap, but it's considerably more accessible than nearby Bath or Bristol markets.