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Salisbury Bemerton

Middle area

South Wiltshire. 8,721 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 13% of people in Salisbury Bemerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,623
Joint 4,196th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
13%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Salisbury Bemerton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Salisbury Bemerton at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences312
Anti-social behaviour137
Other crime111
Criminal damage and arson75
Vehicle crime34
Burglary25
Drug offences11
Shoplifting5
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Salisbury Bemerton compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Salisbury BemertonMiddle
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. Salisbury Bemerton is £300,000.
£300,00023rd cheapest
Population64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 5,038 to 13,999. The middle area is 7,646. Salisbury Bemerton is 7,623.
7,62332nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 34.0%. Salisbury Bemerton is 13.0%.
13%joint 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Salisbury Bemerton is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 2nd highest

Is Salisbury Bemerton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Salisbury Bemerton at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Salisbury Bemerton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), anti-social behaviour (137) and other crime (111).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Salisbury Bemerton 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.6
72nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Salisbury Bemerton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Salisbury Bemerton was £300,000 in 2025.

Salisbury Bemerton had 7,623 usual residents at the census.

About 13% of people in Salisbury Bemerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Salisbury Bemerton, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.