Postcode district · Salisbury
Who lives in SP5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SP5, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 44,420 (2024)
SP5Postcode district · Salisbury
Who lives in SP5
Residents
44,420
2024 estimate
Households
18,800
Census
Median age
51
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 12.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 27.3% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
SP5England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 49.2% male.
SP5
51%
49%
England
- Female50.8%51%
- Male49.2%49%
Relationship status
56.1% of adults in SP5 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 26.3% have never married.
SP5England
Married or civil partnership56.1%44.7%
Never married26.3%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.3%9.1%
Separated1.8%2.2%
Widowed6.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
84.6% of residents in SP5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SP5
50%
34%
England
- Very good50.3%48.5%
- Good34.3%33.7%
- Fair11.7%12.7%
- Bad3%4%
- Very bad0.8%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.