Vicarage Street, Warminster, BA12 8JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BA12 8JQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	50%	1.6%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	51.6%	50%	-1.6%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	54.7%	36.3%	-18.4%	37.9%	-1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26%	36.7%	10.7%	44.2%	-7.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.7%	6.3%	3.6%	2.2%	4.1%
Divorced	11.5%	18%	6.5%	9.1%	8.9%
Widowed	4.7%	2%	-2.7%	6.1%	-4.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	61.3%	55.5%	-5.8%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	28.9%	30.7%	1.8%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	6.9%	10.5%	3.6%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	1.9%	3%	1.1%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.8%	12.4%	-0.4%	18.2%	-5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	7.4%	-5.1%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.3%	16.3%	-4.0%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	11.2%	1.1%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	28%	42.6%	14.6%	33.8%	8.8%
Other	12.8%	6.2%	-6.6%	2.8%	3.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	6.4%	2.2%	-4.2%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	3.2%	3.0%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%
White	88.5%	82%	-6.5%	81.4%	0.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.1%	78.2%	11.1%	83.2%	-5.0%
European Union	16.5%	6.7%	-9.8%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	8.4%	-2.1%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.6%	78%	11.4%	83.2%	-5.2%
10+ Years	18.6%	5.6%	-13.0%	9.8%	-4.2%
5-10 Years	3.3%	4.6%	1.3%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	4.3%	6.2%	1.9%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	5.6%	-1.6%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.4%	37.2%	0.2%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	1.3%	6.5%	-5.2%
Not answered	10.2%	6.0%	4.2%

Safety

Is Vicarage Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vicarage Street was 36.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.4% lower than the Warminster Broadway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Vicarage Street has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway and the 750th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BA12 8JQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Vicarage Street are based on 127 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Wiltshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Vicarage Street, Warminster, BA12 8JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA12 8JQ

Average Price
£233,153

Semi-Detached
£247,898

Terraced
£218,407

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vicarage Street

Average Price
£297,538

Semi-Detached
£320,735

Terraced
£262,205

Detached
£390,896

Flats/Maisonettes
£83,621

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vicarage Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39A Vicarage Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-12-10	£284,832
39A Vicarage Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£247,500	2020-02-21	£316,470
39B Vicarage Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Terraced, an established residential building	£169,000	2016-03-11	£232,915
39B Vicarage Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2014-03-21	£238,289
39C Vicarage Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Terraced, a newly built property	£141,400	2007-07-05	£217,082

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA12 8JQ

Employment

BA12 8JQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BA12 8JQ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Retired	48
Student (economically inactive)	30
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Looking after home or family	7
Unemployed	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	35
Human health and social work activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Manufacturing	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	5
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Information and communication	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Minster CofE Primary School Emwell Street , BA12 8JA	3out of 4	267 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Princecroft Primary School Princecroft Lane , BA12 8NT	3out of 4	465 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sambourne Road , BA12 8LF	3out of 4	577 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 7 The Avenue , BA12 9AA	3out of 4	1,062 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Close Primary School 30 Imber Road , BA12 9JJ	1out of 4	1,500 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingdown School Woodcock Road , BA12 9DR	3out of 4	2,161 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Warminster School Church Street , Warminster BA12 8PJ	- not rated	341 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bishopstrow College Bishopstrow Road , Bishopstrow BA12 9HU	- not rated	3,007 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coffee Garden	4 Silver Street, Warminster	376 yd
The Old Fire Station Cafe	Ground Floor, The Old Fire Station	677 yd
The Athenaeum Centre	18-20 High Street, Warminster	693 yd
Le Cafe Journal	6 High Street, Warminster	693 yd
Costa Ltd	27 Market Place, Warminster	747 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cock Inn	West Street, Warminster	448 yd
The Organ Inn	High Street, Warminster	583 yd
Warminster Town Football Club	Warminster Town Football Club, 73 Weymouth Street	592 yd
Fox And Hounds Inn	Fox And Hounds, 6 Deverill Road	649 yd
Boston Shaker	The Basement, The Old Town Hall, 6 Market Place	703 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Sambourne Chinese Takeaway	1 Sambourne Road, Warminster	415 yd
Golden Fish Inn	4 George Street, Warminster	501 yd
Gino's Pizza	30 George Street, Warminster	503 yd
Maya Indian Cuisine	32 George Street, Warminster	503 yd
Hot Wok	25 George Street, Warminster	503 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Morrisons, Weymouth Street	536 yd
Co-operative Store	36 Victoria Road, Warminster	733 yd
Tesco	2 Thornhill Road, Warminster	750 yd
Iceland	19 Three Horseshoes Walk, Warminster	833 yd
Waitrose Ltd	Station Road, Warminster	1,001 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warminster Prep School VICARAGE STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	154 yd
The Minster C Of E Primary School EMWELL STREET	grass pitches	174 yd
Warminster Cricket Club SAMBOURNE ROAD	grass pitches	335 yd
Warminster School CHURCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	341 yd
Princecroft Primary School PRINCECROFT LANE	grass pitches	520 yd
Warminster Town Football Club WEYMOUTH STREET	grass pitches	619 yd
Cold Harbour Playing Fields Bath Road	grass pitches	782 yd
Harridges Health & Fitness Studio MARKET PLACE	health and fitness suite	811 yd
Busy Bodies Health And Fitness Club (Closed) Three Horseshoes Walk	health and fitness suite	812 yd
Portway Playing Field (Closed) Portway Lane	grass pitches	922 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	65.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	65.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	65.4%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.