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Housing in SN12 6BF

What the homes in SN12 6BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,564 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.5%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SN12 6BFEngland
Detached60.5%22.9%
Semi-detached28.2%31.5%
Terraced9.6%23%
Purpose-built flat1.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.2% of households in the SN12 6BF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 37% own outright and 45.2% with a mortgage.

SN12 6BF
82%
England
  • Owned82.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN12 6BFEngland
Owned outright37%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan45.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.8%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 17.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN12 6BFEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.6%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

SN12 6BFEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.2%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 SN12 6BF (Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley) (about 1,564 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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