Postcode district · Salisbury
Who lives in SP1
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SP1, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 28,291 (2024)
SP1Postcode district · Salisbury
Who lives in SP1
Residents
28,291
2024 estimate
Households
12,457
Census
Median age
44
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 23%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 6.9% of residents. 17.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 22.6% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
SP1England
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
52% of residents are female and 48% male.
SP1
52%
48%
England
- Female52%51%
- Male48%49%
Relationship status
44.8% of adults in SP1 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the England average of 44.7%. 34% have never married.
SP1England
Married or civil partnership44.8%44.7%
Never married34%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved11.3%9.1%
Separated2.5%2.2%
Widowed7.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
82.4% of residents in SP1 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SP1
49%
34%
13%
England
- Very good48.5%48.5%
- Good33.9%33.7%
- Fair13%12.7%
- Bad3.6%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.