Wylye’s story
25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Wylye’s built-up area.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WylyeWiltshire
417 people call this village in Wiltshire, South West home.
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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
417
Census 2021 · Wiltshire council
Median home
£525K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.1
31% are 65+ · Wiltshire 19%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wylye a good place to live?
Wylye has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 10% of commuters. 25 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £525,000.
What makes Wylye stand out
The 3 things Wylye does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary; 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wylye.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Wylye: 12% commute under 5 km, below Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for just over two in five workers at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. There are 0.6 jobs in Wylye for each resident in work.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Train2%
Bicycle2%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
Wylye is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 7% of households, lower than both Wiltshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Private rents average £1,082 a month across the Wiltshire council area.
£525Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wylye£525K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £570,000 | 10 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,082
average private rent a month, Wiltshire council area
£2,414
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
Wylye records more burglary and damage per resident than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 13.6 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime runs at 6.4 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 16 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Wylye’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.2 reports per 1,000, below Wiltshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were nearly a fifth of the crimes.
6.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime6
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other theft2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
6.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
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
Just 3.1% of people in Wylye say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Wylye: the nearest practice is 6.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Wylye is Salisbury District Hospital, 10.9 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 18% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and above Wiltshire’s towns (17%).
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Wylye | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Wylye are listed than in Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns: 600 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Wiltshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
25listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II24
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
44%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
600
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Wylye skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Wiltshire’s towns or England’s towns
The share of residents under 15 is 13%. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.7%, below Wiltshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Typical age in Wylye: 54.1, the median. 39% of adults hold a degree.
54.1median age
WylyeWiltshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Wylye | Wiltshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Wiltshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wylye
12pages on Wylye
The big questions
Safety6.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £525K · rent £1,082 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.7 (men), 86.3 (women)Work & commute56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Wylye’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ShrewtonTisburyWiltonLarkhillOld SarumSalisburyWarminsterWylye
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylye | 417 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shrewton | 1,722 | 5.4 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Tisbury | 2,274 | 6.4 | — | B | C+ | A |
| Wilton | 4,300 | 6.8 | B− | B | B− | B+ |
| Larkhill | 2,728 | 8.6 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Old Sarum | 4,013 | 9.1 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Salisbury | 47,690 | 9.3 | B+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Warminster | 18,018 | 9.6 | B | A− | C+ | C+ |
Shrewton and Tisbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wylye
How many listed buildings are there in Wylye?
That is 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Wylye
Village in Wiltshire, England
Wylye is a built-up area of 417 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
- 417 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wiltshire
- County
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005891
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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