Postcode area · Salisbury
Who lives in SP
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SP, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 288,203 (2024)
SPPostcode area · Salisbury
Who lives in SP
Residents
288,203
2024 estimate
Households
116,417
Census
Median age
43
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 21%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 17.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 21.2% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
SPEngland
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.6% of residents are female and 49.4% male.
SP
51%
49%
England
- Female50.6%51%
- Male49.4%49%
Relationship status
51.4% of adults in SP are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 30.1% have never married.
SPEngland
Married or civil partnership51.4%44.7%
Never married30.1%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.9%9.1%
Separated2.4%2.2%
Widowed6.2%6.1%
How residents rate their health
84.2% of residents in SP describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SP
50%
34%
England
- Very good50.2%48.5%
- Good34%33.7%
- Fair11.8%12.7%
- Bad3.2%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.