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Downton & Morgan's Vale

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About

Downton sits on the banks of the River Avon in southeastern Wiltshire, where a mill leat still diverts water from the main channel and passes close to the village high street. The A338 runs through the settlement, carrying local traffic and linking small businesses, a primary school, a village hall and a stretch of shops and services. Footpaths follow the river and cross remnant watermeadows, offering short walks that pass former mill buildings and low stone bridges that mark older routes across the Avon. Community facilities include a recreation ground and a compact cluster of shops and pubs that serve the surrounding area.

Morgan’s Vale is an adjoining settlement that shares many local facilities and the parish organisation with Downton. It is centred on a group of homes and a community hall, with lanes that feed onto the river-side footpath network. Local events and clubs use the recreation spaces and village rooms, and small-scale agriculture and paddocks remain visible from the lanes. The area’s pattern of lanes, river channels and old milling features gives a clear sense of its rural and riverine origins.

Area overview

On average Downton & Morgan's Vale has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 6.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Downton & Morgan's Vale is £70,512 per year. There are 4 schools in Downton & Morgan's Vale: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Downton & Morgan's Vale is home to around 7,943 people, with a population density of about 120.0 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
30
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
10/10
Social housing
6.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Downton & Morgan's Vale Population
7,943
Population density
120 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
12.21(-63%)
Criminal damage and arson
6.42(-1%)
Anti-social behaviour
5.04(-66%)
Burglary
4.03(+45%)
Vehicle crime
2.52(-13%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,459
93.93%
Other White
177
2.23%
White and Asian (mixed)
48
0.6%
Irish
36
0.45%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
34
0.43%
Total population: 7,941

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,666
39.9%
Level 3 (A level)
1,083
16.21%
No qualifications
957
14.32%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
904
13.53%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
517
7.74%
Total 16+ residents: 6,682

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,604
47.88%
Owns with a mortgage
1,023
30.54%
Private landlord or letting agency
357
10.66%
Social rents from council
176
5.25%
Other forms of private rent
84
2.51%
Total households: 3,350

Property prices in Downton & Morgan's Vale

Based on 96 recent sales, the median property price is £422,500 in Downton & Morgan's Vale area, with individual transactions ranging from £53,500 up to £975,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Downton & Morgan's Vale in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Downton & Morgan's Vale over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Semi-Detached23£375,000
Terraced22£378,750
Detached47£515,000
Flats4£262,500

10 years median price trend in Downton & Morgan's Vale

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Downton & Morgan's Vale.

All postcodes in Downton & Morgan's Vale

SP52BT

York Drove

SP52JA

Orchard Road

SP53QH

Lode Hill

SP53FN

Batchelor Way

SP52PE

Vicarage Road

SP53JA

Salisbury Road

SP52LY

Vale Road

SP53NW

North Charford Drove

SP53NL

Wick Lane

SP52AH

Lyndhurst Road

SP52DP

Lyburn Road

SP52PJ

Church Hill

SP52DG

Lyburn Road

SP52HH

Quavey Road

SP53PN

Lode Hill

SP52LT

Vale Road

SP52EN

Southampton Road

SP52ND

Slab Lane

SP54HD

The Highway

SP52NL

Greens Meade

SP52JF

Downton Hill

SP53PJ

High Street

SP52JL

Morgans Rise Road

SP52NN

Little Woodfalls Drive

SP53FG

Clearbury View

SP53LB

Roman Meadow

SP52BZ

South Lane

SP52LW

The Ridge

SP52BB

Partridge Hill

SP52DT

Hamptworth Road

SP53LW

Avondyke

SP52JN

The Close

SP53SY

Green Lane

SP53NS

Catherine Crescent

SP53HJ

The Headlands

SP52PF

Church Walk

SP52LH

The Ridge

SP52BG

Giles Lane

SP53QU

Witherington Road

SP52NX

Moor Lane

SP52LN

The Ridge

SP52LQ

The Ridge

SP52NW

Whiteshoot Hill

SP52BY

School Road

SP52AP

Lyndhurst Road

SP52EL

North Common Lane

SP52NB

Primrose Lane

SP53LG

Moot Gardens

SP52LZ

Valley Close

SP52JE

White Cottages

SP52DN

Lyburn Road

SP52NE

Slab Lane

SP53JN

Saxonhurst

SP52EQ

Southampton Road

SP52QP

Common Road

SP53QA

Barford Lane

SP53SW

Weeke Close

SP52DW

Lyndhurst Road

SP52HN

Chapel Lane

SP53HP

The Headlands

SP53QX

Witherington Road

SP54HL

Warrens Lane

SP52PR

Whiteshoot

SP53QG

Witherington Road

SP53PX

Barford Lane

SP53NG

Greenacres

SP53PW

Lode Hill

SP53HH

The Headlands

SP53HY

Batten Road

SP53PL

Church Hatch

SP52HQ

Princes Close

SP52DX

New Cottages

SP53LF

Moot Gardens

SP52HT

Kiln Lane

SP53FF

Charlotte Close

SP52JH

Appletree Road

SP52HE

Morgans Corner

SP53LH

Downlands Close

SP52JD

The Barracks

SP52LL

The Drove

SP53PG

High Street

SP53QQ

Barford Lane

SP53LD

Twynham Close

SP52JU

Moor Lane

SP53FS

Moody Drive

SP52LX

Hillcroft

SP53NU

Elizabeth Close

SP52DY

Hamptworth Road

SP52AS

Lyndhurst Road

SP53FQ

Keeley Close

SP52AF

Lyndhurst Road

SP52AZ

New Road

SP52AX

Whitehorn Drive

SP52AQ

Lane End Cottages

SP52BE

Southampton Road

SP52JR

Langford Lane

SP54HA

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP53QR

Standlynch

SP52HF

Princes Hill

SP52BJ

Lyndhurst Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.