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Housing in BA12 8SU

What the homes in BA12 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Warminster West & North
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,294 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.1%). Flats make up 16.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

BA12 8SUEngland
Detached23.8%22.9%
Semi-detached26.6%31.5%
Terraced33.1%23%
Purpose-built flat14.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.6% of households in the BA12 8SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 36.9% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

BA12 8SU
63%
26%
England
  • Owned62.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented26.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA12 8SUEngland
Owned outright36.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association23.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA12 8SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.3%). 22.1% of households include dependent children.

BA12 8SUEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wiltshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wiltshire (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WiltshireEngland
All homes£1,082£1,459
One bedroom£749£1,195
Two bedrooms£973£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,220£1,489
Four or more£1,739£2,161
Detached£1,496£1,640
Semi-detached£1,191£1,449
Terraced£1,061£1,435
Flat or maisonette£852£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA12 8SU (Warminster West & North) (about 1,294 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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