Firsdown’s story
No listed buildings inside Firsdown’s built-up area
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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FirsdownWiltshire
This village in Wiltshire, South West has a population of 622.
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Photo: Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
622
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median home
£529K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.8
33% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Firsdown a good place to live?
Firsdown is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes change hands at a median £528,500. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Firsdown stand out
The 3 things Firsdown does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Firsdown.
Who lives here
Firsdown skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The middle age in Firsdown is 53.8. 14% are under 15, below both Wiltshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.3% of residents.
53.8median age
FirsdownWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Firsdown | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Firsdown is a driving town: 94% of commuters go by car, above Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £67K a year before tax, above both Wiltshire’s towns (£62K) and England’s towns (£55K). 10% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.3%.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Firsdown than in Wiltshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5%
Social housing holds 1% of households, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 94%. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
£529Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Firsdown£529K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £580,000 | 14 |
94%
of households own their home · England 61%
5%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,449
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Firsdown: 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year, under Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
Over the year to August 2026, 9 offences were reported in Firsdown. Burglary and damage came to 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Wiltshire’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
4.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Other theft3
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
4.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Most people in Firsdown (84%) report good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Firsdown: the nearest is 4.4 miles off. The nearest A&E to Firsdown is Salisbury District Hospital, 5.4 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Firsdown | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
83.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Firsdown
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, lower than Wiltshire’s towns (21%) and near England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside Firsdown’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Firsdown
13pages on Firsdown
The big questions
Safety4.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £529K · rent £1,082 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Firs RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.3 (men), 88.2 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Firsdown’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Middle WinterslowOld SarumWhaddonSalisburyAmesburyBulfordWiltonFirsdown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsdown | 622 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Winterslow | 1,563 | 2.3 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Old Sarum | 4,013 | 3.7 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Whaddon | 2,283 | 4.3 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Salisbury | 47,690 | 4.7 | B+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Amesbury | 12,676 | 5.6 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Bulford | 4,923 | 6.6 | A | A | A− | B+ |
| Wilton | 4,300 | 7.1 | B− | B | B− | B+ |
Middle Winterslow and Whaddon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Firsdown
How much is council tax in Firsdown?
Band D council tax in Firsdown is £2,449 for 2026–27, more than in 51% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Firsdown
Village in Wiltshire, England
Firsdown is a built-up area of 622 people, in the Wiltshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 622 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005975
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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