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Melksham South

Middle area

West Wiltshire. 7,662 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Melksham South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£254,000
2,784th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,603
4,228th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Melksham South compares

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Melksham SouthMiddle
Median sale price64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from £216,250 to £571,250. The middle area is £340,000. Melksham South is £254,000.
£254,0007th lowest
Population64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 5,038 to 13,999. The middle area is 7,646. Melksham South is 7,603.
7,60331st lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage64 middle areas, Wiltshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 23.6% to 99.6%. The middle area is 83.9%. Melksham South is 91.5%.
91.5%22nd highest
Claimant rate64 middle areas, Wiltshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 1.1% to 5.1%. The middle area is 2.2%. Melksham South is 3.5%.
3.5%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Wiltshire

These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Melksham South alone. See Wiltshire

Average house price
£328,746
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,811
151st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.6
72nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Melksham South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Melksham South was £254,000 in 2025.

Melksham South had 7,603 usual residents at the census.

In Melksham South, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Melksham South, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.