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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a unitary council in the South West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

52.1% of Wiltshire's residents live within 1km of a pharmacy, fewer than at 89% of councils in England and Wales. Its roads have the 2nd highest rate of people killed or seriously injured in the South West, 56.2 per 100,000 residents a year. Recorded crime, 49.0 per 1,000 residents, is lower than at 87% of councils in England and Wales. Anxiety averages 3.5 out of 10, the 5th highest in the region. Healthy life expectancy for women has fallen 4.2 years since 2011 to 2013, to 63.7.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Wiltshire and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,572

Higher than 82% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£329k

Higher than 66% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 2.7% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£973

Higher than 54% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 6.1% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings8.7

Higher than 70% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van13.1%

Lower than 79% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station14.7%

Lower than 77% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket61.3%

Lower than 73% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy52.1%

Lower than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available67.4%

Lower than 77% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 7th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.8

Higher than 50% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,952

Lower than 76% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents49.0

Lower than 87% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 3.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.6

Lower than 76% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year56.2

Higher than 80% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.3%

Lower than 69% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents8.4

Higher than 80% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.4

Lower than 56% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 82% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 24 councils in the South West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women63.7 yrs

Higher than 72% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 4.2 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home18.3 ha

Lower than 64% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean5.5 µg/m³

Lower than 78% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 38.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Wiltshire shares a boundary with Bath and North East Somerset, Cotswold, Dorset, New Forest, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Test Valley, Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Somerset£913
  2. Dorset£967
  3. Wiltshire£973
  4. Swindon£987
  5. Cotswold£1,105
  6. New Forest£1,132
  7. Test Valley£1,144
  8. West Berkshire£1,216
  9. Vale of White Horse£1,230
  10. South Gloucestershire£1,274
  11. Bath and North East Somerset£1,523
Average house price, all homes
  1. Swindon£266k
  2. Somerset£282k
  3. Dorset£325k
  4. Wiltshire£329k
  5. South Gloucestershire£340k
  6. Test Valley£372k
  7. New Forest£380k
  8. West Berkshire£403k
  9. Bath and North East Somerset£404k
  10. Cotswold£412k
  11. Vale of White Horse£414k
Council tax, band D
  1. Test Valley£2,306
  2. Bath and North East Somerset£2,383
  3. Cotswold£2,392
  4. New Forest£2,420
  5. Swindon£2,438
  6. West Berkshire£2,505
  7. South Gloucestershire£2,551
  8. Somerset£2,561
  9. Wiltshire£2,572
  10. Vale of White Horse£2,577
  11. Dorset£2,765
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Cotswold44.2
  2. Vale of White Horse45.5
  3. Wiltshire49.0
  4. Test Valley52.0
  5. New Forest52.9
  6. West Berkshire54.8
  7. Dorset58.5
  8. Swindon69.2
  9. South Gloucestershire73.2
  10. Bath and North East Somerset78.7
  11. Somerset83.7
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. New Forest1,557
  2. Test Valley1,597
  3. West Berkshire1,769
  4. South Gloucestershire1,882
  5. Cotswold1,925
  6. Wiltshire1,952
  7. Dorset1,953
  8. Somerset1,960
  9. Bath and North East Somerset1,997
  10. Vale of White Horse2,017
  11. Swindon2,710
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. West Berkshire58%
  2. Vale of White Horse59%
  3. Wiltshire60%
  4. Dorset60%
  5. Somerset60%
  6. Cotswold61%
  7. Swindon62%
  8. South Gloucestershire64%
  9. Test Valley64%
  10. Bath and North East Somerset66%
  11. New Forest66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Cotswold4.4 µg/m³
  2. Dorset5 µg/m³
  3. Somerset5.3 µg/m³
  4. Wiltshire5.5 µg/m³
  5. New Forest6.5 µg/m³
  6. West Berkshire6.5 µg/m³
  7. Test Valley6.6 µg/m³
  8. Bath and North East Somerset6.9 µg/m³
  9. Vale of White Horse6.9 µg/m³
  10. Swindon8.3 µg/m³
  11. South Gloucestershire9.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Vale of White Horse1.2%
  2. Cotswold6.9%
  3. Swindon7.6%
  4. Somerset12.5%
  5. Wiltshire14.7%
  6. New Forest15.7%
  7. Dorset15.9%
  8. Test Valley16.5%
  9. South Gloucestershire17.4%
  10. Bath and North East Somerset21.2%
  11. West Berkshire27.9%

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