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Housing in SN4 7AB

What the homes in SN4 7AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,226 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (30.2%). Flats make up 29.3%, above the 22.2% across England.

SN4 7ABEngland
Detached12.9%22.9%
Semi-detached26.1%31.5%
Terraced30.2%23%
Purpose-built flat22.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in the SN4 7AB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

SN4 7AB
58%
22%
18%
England
  • Owned57.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented21.8%20.5%
  • Social rented18.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN4 7ABEngland
Owned outright28.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN4 7ABEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.9%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

SN4 7ABEngland
Living alone, under 6620.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 SN4 7AB (Royal Wootton Bassett Town) (about 2,226 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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