Warminster West & North
Wiltshire 043 · 4 sub-areas · 6,903 residents
Wiltshire 043 is a rural pocket of Wiltshire, home to around 6,900 people and strongly owner-occupied — over seven in ten households own their home. A typical two-bedroom lets for about £950 a month, notably below the UK average of around £1,200 and well under what you'd pay in any southern city. Rents rose around 7% last year, but the area remains among the more affordable parts of the South West.
Warminster West & 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 Warminster West & North?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Warminster West & North in Wiltshire
Living in Warminster West & North
Wiltshire 043 sits within the wider Wiltshire council area, a largely rural part of the South West where countryside is close at hand and the pace of life is quieter than in nearby cities. With greenspace on average around 540 metres away and more than a quarter of residents within easy walking distance of it, this is an area where outdoor space is genuinely part of daily life rather than a weekend excursion.
On cost, this neighbourhood undercuts most of the South West. A two-bedroom home runs roughly £950 a month — meaningfully below the UK median — and the deposit hurdle is relatively manageable at around 4.8 years of savings. Council tax (Band D) comes to about £2,572 a year, which is roughly in line with Wiltshire as a whole. That said, rent-to-take-home is around 51%, which is tight by any measure and reflects the fact that local wages are modest rather than that rents are especially high.
The population skews older than the national picture. More than a fifth of residents are between 50 and 64, and nearly a quarter are 65 or over. Younger age groups — under-18s and 18–34s — each account for less than a fifth of residents. It's predominantly owner-occupied, with seven in ten households owning, and social housing accounts for around 15% of the tenure mix. Single-person households make up just over a quarter of all homes.
Getting around depends heavily on a car — roughly 61% of residents commute by car, while public transport carries fewer than 2% of commuters. The nearest mainline rail station is around 1.7 km away, roughly a 20-minute walk, and the nearest major employment hub is about 69 minutes away. Working from home is notably common, with around a quarter of residents doing so. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wiltshire 043 a nice place to live?
- For the right person, yes. It's quiet, rural, and affordable relative to the South West — greenspace is close by and crime is below the national average. The trade-off is a heavy reliance on a car, older-skewing neighbours, and schools that underperform the national Ofsted average. It suits settled households more than younger renters looking for city-style amenities.
- What is the rent in Wiltshire 043?
- A one-bedroom runs around £731 a month, a two-bedroom about £949, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,189. These are estimates scaled from Wiltshire council-level data using local sale prices. All three are below the UK national median for their bedroom count, though rents rose around 7% last year.
- Is Wiltshire 043 safe?
- Relatively, yes. The crime rate is around 60 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — noticeably below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area sits in deprivation decile 7, meaning it's in the less-deprived half of England, which tends to go hand in hand with lower crime levels.
- What's the commute from Wiltshire 043 to the nearest city centre?
- The nearest major employment hub is around 69 minutes away by public transport or car. The mainline rail station is roughly 1.7 km away — about a 20-minute walk. Most residents drive: around 61% commute by car, and only about 2% use public transport. Working from home is unusually common here, at around 25% of residents.
- Who lives in Wiltshire 043?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers. Nearly 44% of residents are over 50, and seven in ten households own their home. Single-person households make up just over a quarter of homes. It's a predominantly UK-born population with relatively low ethnic diversity — typical of rural Wiltshire.
- What schools are near Wiltshire 043?
- There are 16 schools within typical catchment distance. Around half are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national share of approximately 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 14.6 km away, so families prioritising top-rated provision will need to factor in travel.
- How affordable is buying a home in Wiltshire 043?
- The median sale price is around £307,000, and the average time to save a deposit is just under five years — better than most of the South West. That said, rent-to-take-home sits at about 51%, reflecting modest local wages rather than especially high rents, so saving while renting takes discipline.