Poulton, Marlborough, SN8 2LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SN8 2LN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	49.7%	49.9%	0.2%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	50.3%	50.1%	-0.2%	49.0%	1.1%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of SN8 2LN there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 60.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	25.4%	23.9%	-1.5%	37.9%	-14.0%
Married: Opposite sex	57.1%	60.9%	3.8%	44.2%	16.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9%	8%	-1.0%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	6.1%	-0.7%

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 (86.6%) 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	53.5%	56.2%	2.7%	48.4%	7.8%
Good health	30.2%	30.4%	0.2%	33.6%	-3.2%
Fair health	13.8%	10.6%	-3.2%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	20.2%	17.2%	-3.0%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	6.9%	-5.6%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	14.9%	-0.8%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	4.4%	0.9%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	18.8%	4.8%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	37%	8.1%	33.8%	3.2%
Other	5.2%	0.8%	-4.4%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.4% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	98.1%	96.4%	-1.7%	81.4%	15.0%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.2%	91.1%	-1.1%	83.2%	7.9%
European Union	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.0%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	5.6%	-4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.3%	2.0%
British Overseas	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.8%	91.3%	-0.5%	83.2%	8.1%
10+ Years	0%	7.6%	7.6%	9.8%	-2.2%
5-10 Years	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	2.9%	-2.5%
2-5 Years	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.8%
Less than 2 years	4.6%	0.2%	-4.4%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	76.7%	7.1%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	12.8%	13.5%	-0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.2%	37.2%	0.0%
Christian	57.7%	46.2%	11.5%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	0.2%	6.5%	-6.3%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is SN8 2LN dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around SN8 2LN was 27.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.1% lower than the Aldbourne & Ramsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

SN8 2LN has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldbourne & Ramsbury and the 538th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SN8 2LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kennet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Poulton, Marlborough, SN8 2LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN8 2LN

Average Price
£1,031,270

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,363,220

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£865,294

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in SN8 2LN

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Poulton Mill, Marlborough, Wiltshire Other, an established residential building	£1,342,500	2018-01-31	£1,483,100
The Barn, Marlborough, Wiltshire Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2018-01-31	£276,182
The Barn, Marlborough, Wiltshire Other, an established residential building	£1,342,500	2018-01-31	£1,483,100
Poulton Mill, Marlborough, Wiltshire Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2003-02-07	£1,014,049
Water Pumping Station Poulton Mill, Marlborough, Wiltshire Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	1999-01-28	£1,399,167

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SN8 2LN

Employment

SN8 2LN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SN8 2LN 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Retired	105
Self-Employed	65
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	6
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Education	36
Construction	31
Other	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Information and communication	19
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	18
Manufacturing	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Ducks Meadow , SN8 4BX	3out of 4	1,341 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Preshute Church of England Primary School High Street , Manton SN8 4HH	4out of 4	2,920 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ogbourne CofE Primary School High Street , Ogbourne St George SN8 1SU	3out of 4	4,977 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Marlborough Granham Hill , SN8 4AX	4out of 4	1,561 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marlborough College Marlborough College , Bath Road SN8 1PA	- not rated	1,703 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 Zaika Inn Ltd	7 London Road, Marlborough	854 yd
Pino's Ristorante Ltd	13 New Road, Marlborough	872 yd
Faux Arts	30 The Parade, Marlborough	902 yd
The Raj	47 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough	916 yd
Franklyns Bistro	46 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough	923 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marlborough Town Football Club	Elcot Lane, Marlborough	801 yd
Marlborough Rugby Football Club Ltd	Clubhouse, Frees Avenue	803 yd
Marlborough Golf Club	Port Hill, Marlborough	893 yd
Dans at The Crown	The Crown Inn, The Parade	902 yd
The Lamb Hotel	The Lamb Inn, The Parade	938 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Road Kebab & Pizza House	8 New Road, Marlborough	872 yd
Buns and Grills Marlborough	Ground And Part First Floor, 13 The Parade	902 yd
Yeung's House	12 The Parade, Marlborough	902 yd
Lotus House	11 The Parade, Marlborough	902 yd
MFG Londis	Nisaexpress, Bridge Garage, 110 London Road	946 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose	17-18 High Street, Marlborough		1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Fitness Space (Marlborough) ELCOT PARK ELCOT PARK ELCOT LANE	health and fitness suite	613 yd
Marlborough Town Football Club ELCOT LANE	grass pitches	687 yd
Elcot Lane Playing Field BARROW CLOSE	grass pitches	781 yd
Marlborough Golf Club THE COMMON	golf	896 yd
Salisbury Road Recreation Ground SAVERNAKE COURT	grass pitches	1,038 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	46.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	15.4%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	53.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	22.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	38.41 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	38.41 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	7.2 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SN8 2LN