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Housing in SN4 7SJ

What the homes in SN4 7SJ 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
1,932 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.2%). Flats make up 12.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SN4 7SJEngland
Detached17.5%22.9%
Semi-detached54.2%31.5%
Terraced16.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the SN4 7SJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 44% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

SN4 7SJ
76%
19%
England
  • Owned75.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented19%20.5%
  • Social rented4.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN4 7SJEngland
Owned outright44%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association4.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN4 7SJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.3%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

SN4 7SJEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 7SJ (Royal Wootton Bassett Town) (about 1,932 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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