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Housing in SN5 4DL

What the homes in SN5 4DL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lydiard Millicent & Purton
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,470 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.4%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SN5 4DLEngland
Detached33.9%22.9%
Semi-detached37.4%31.5%
Terraced13.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.7% of households in the SN5 4DL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

SN5 4DL
60%
13%
27%
England
  • Owned59.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented26.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN5 4DLEngland
Owned outright32.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association23.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN5 4DLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

SN5 4DLEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 SN5 4DL (Lydiard Millicent & Purton) (about 1,470 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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