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Find your town in Wiltshire

Wiltshire has 34 towns of 2,500 or more and 125 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

34graded towns

14grade A− or better

125villages and smaller places

Swindonlargest · 183,687

How Wiltshire compares: its report card →

#1 in WiltshireRudloeA⁺

#2 in WiltshireMalmesburyA⁺

#3 in WiltshireDowntonA

#4 in WiltshireBradford-on-AvonA

Wiltshire at a glance

What Wiltshire is like

The typical Wiltshire town grades highest on cost of living and walkability against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Wiltshire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Wiltshire’s towns grade overall34 graded towns

A14B14C6

14 of 34 (41%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Wiltshire list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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34 towns · ordered by Wiltshire rank

A⁺

Rudloe

Town · 2,863 people · #87 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SafetyLowestC⁺Schools

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Malmesbury

Town · 7,184 people · #90 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻HealthLowestC⁺Hazard risk

Downton

Town · 2,952 people · #238 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Hazard risk

Bradford-on-Avon

Town · 9,864 people · #298 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestC⁻Hazard risk

Purton

Town · 3,193 people · #304 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SafetyLowestC⁺Walkability

A⁻

Old Sarum

Town · 4,013 people · #423 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SchoolsLowestC⁻Safety

A⁻

Marlborough

Town · 8,829 people · #428 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityB⁺SchoolsLowestC⁻Hazard risk

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Cricklade

Town · 4,030 people · #440 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthB⁺SafetyLowestCSchools

A⁻

Mere

Town · 2,808 people · #444 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsA⁻HealthLowestDJobs & income

A⁻

Royal Wootton Bassett

Town · 13,002 people · #487 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Health

A⁻

Bowerhill

Town · 3,976 people · #505 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻HealthLowestDSchools

B⁺

Chippenham

Large town · 36,084 people · #579 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Safety

B⁺

Highworth

Town · 7,932 people · #594 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺SafetyLowestB⁻Cost of living

B⁺

Corsham

Town · 10,887 people · #619 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺HealthLowestCSchools

B⁺

Broad Blunsdon

Town · 6,507 people · #639 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestDWalkability

B⁺

Durrington

Town · 5,718 people · #703 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestD⁻Schools

B⁺

Salisbury

Large town · 47,690 people · #733 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestDHazard risk

Pewsey

Town · 3,792 people · #760 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDHazard risk

Wroughton

Town · 7,276 people · #787 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SafetyBJobs & incomeLowestCCost of living

Warminster

Town · 18,018 people · #835 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestCHazard risk

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Wilton

Town · 4,300 people · #982 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺HealthB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Hazard risk

B⁻

Devizes

Town · 19,491 people · #1,034 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityAHazard riskLowestC⁻Schools

B⁻

Calne

Town · 19,725 people · #1,078 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Schools

B⁻

Westbury

Town · 16,394 people · #1,120 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestC⁻Schools

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Amesbury

Town · 12,676 people · #1,173 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Cost of livingLowestDSchools

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Trowbridge

Large town · 43,753 people · #1,199 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestDSchools

C⁺

Swindon

City · 183,687 people · #1,221 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBCost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

C⁺

Stratton St Margaret

Large town · 20,689 people · #1,335 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBWalkabilityB⁻Jobs & incomeLowestCSchools

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Ludgershall

Town · 5,400 people · #1,341 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Cost of livingLowestD⁻Schools

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Melksham

Town · 18,277 people · #1,383 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestDSchools

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Lyneham Garrison town

Town · 4,645 people

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityA⁺SafetyLowestCSchools

Larkhill Garrison town

Town · 2,728 people

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityAJobs & incomeLowestD⁻Schools

Bulford Garrison town

Town · 4,923 people

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityAJobs & incomeLowestD⁻Schools

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Tidworth Garrison town

Town · 10,693 people

StrongestAWalkabilityAJobs & incomeLowestDSchools

Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.

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Wiltshire lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Wiltshire rankings →

Best places to live30 towns · #1 Rudloe Best small towns17 towns · #1 Rudloe Most affordable towns30 towns · #1 Westbury Safest towns30 towns · #1 Rudloe Towns with the best schools30 towns · #1 Mere Healthiest towns30 towns · #1 Downton Best towns for jobs & income30 towns · #1 Broad Blunsdon Most walkable towns30 towns · #1 Marlborough Towns with the lowest flood risk30 towns · #1 Amesbury and 10 more Best towns for the outdoors30 towns · #1 Rudloe Most historic towns30 towns · #1 Wilton Towns with the most civic life30 towns · #1 Mere Towns with the highest household incomes34 towns · #1 LarkhillDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax34 towns · #1 Broad BlunsdonDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters34 towns · #1 WroughtonDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers34 towns · #1 TrowbridgeDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers34 towns · #1 MarlboroughDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts34 towns · #1 Stratton St MargaretDescribed, no letters Driest towns34 towns · #1 HighworthDescribed, no letters Wettest towns34 towns · #1 WarminsterDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

125 smaller places in Wiltshire

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

93 places under 1,000 people

All Cannings Baydon Beanacre Biddestone Bishopstone Brinkworth Britford Broad Chalke Broad Hinton Broad Town Broughton Gifford Chapmanslade Chelworth Lower Green Cherhill Chilmark Chirton Christian Malford Codford St Peter Collingbourne Ducis Collingbourne Kingston Coombe Bissett Corston Croucheston Crudwell Dinton East Grafton East Knoyle Easterton Easton Royal Edington Erlestoke Firsdown Fovant Gastard Gomeldon Great Cheverell Great Somerford Ham Heytesbury Hindon Hullavington Keevil Kington Langley Kington St Michael Landford and Nomansland Latton Lea Limpley Stoke Lower Stanton St Quintin Lower Wraxall Luckington Lydiard Millicent Maiden Bradley Manton Mildenhall Milton Lilbourne Minety Oaksey Oare Ogbourne Maizey Ogbourne St George Pitton Plaitford Porton Poulshot Rowde Seend Seend Cleeve Semington Shalbourne Shaw South Marston South Newton Steeple Ashton Sutton Veny Teffont Evias Tilshead Upavon Upper Seagry Urchfont West Ashton West Dean West Grimstead Whiteparish Whitley Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Winterbourne Gunner Woodborough Wootton Rivers Worton Wylye Yatton Keynell Zeals

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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