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Housing in SP4 8FT

What the homes in SP4 8FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Larkhill, Shrewton & Bulford Camp
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,281 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.5%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SP4 8FTEngland
Detached14.1%22.9%
Semi-detached41.5%31.5%
Terraced24.3%23%
Purpose-built flat17%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

8.2% of households in the SP4 8FT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 80.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 1.9% own outright and 6.3% with a mortgage.

SP4 8FT
80%
England
  • Owned8.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented80.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SP4 8FTEngland
Owned outright1.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented68.7%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 17.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SP4 8FTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (49.3%). 54.4% of households include dependent children.

SP4 8FTEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over0.2%12.8%
Couple, no children21.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children49.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 SP4 8FT (Larkhill, Shrewton & Bulford Camp) (about 2,281 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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