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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 very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 32 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
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
32
Deprivation level
2/10
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
13.35(-60%)
Anti-social behaviour
5.92(-61%)
Criminal damage and arson
5.04(-23%)
Burglary
4.41(+62%)
Vehicle crime
3.78(+30%)
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 87 recent sales, the median property price is £430,000 in Downton & Morgan's Vale area, with individual transactions ranging from £60,667 up to £3,900,000.

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
Detached47£515,000
Flats3£240,000
Semi-Detached21£375,000
Terraced16£388,500

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

SP53NL

Wick Lane

SP53HJ

The Headlands

SP52EE

Collingwood Close

SP53QP

Witherington Road

SP53QX

Witherington Road

SP52AE

Lyndhurst Road

SP53JB

Salisbury Road

SP53LT

The Borough

SP53QZ

The Sidings

SP53RA

Scotts Close

SP52AX

Whitehorn Drive

SP52HA

Morgans Vale Road

SP52JZ

Vicarage Park

SP52BE

Southampton Road

SP52AN

Beech Grange

SP52AY

Pear Tree Drive

SP52ES

Stock Lane

SP53LQ

Squarey Close

SP53QF

Barford Lane

SP53QT

Witherington Road

SP52HZ

The Drove

SP53HH

The Headlands

SP53JX

Moot Close

SP53NT

Marie Avenue

SP53QL

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP52JG

Appletree Close

SP53QR

Standlynch

SP52ET

Manor View

SP53LD

Twynham Close

SP53NS

Catherine Crescent

SP53QA

Barford Lane

SP54EZ

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP54HH

Lower Road

SP52BD

Sherfield English Road

SP52NT

Prospect Place

SP53FD

Bridge House Gardens

SP53QJ

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP54HF

Chapel Lane

SP52DY

Hamptworth Road

SP52EG

Redlynch & Landford

SP52ND

Slab Lane

SP53FH

West Wick

SP53JR

Moot Lane

SP52HJ

Quavey Road

SP52PJ

Church Hill

SP53PJ

High Street

SP52LZ

Valley Close

SP52AU

Forest Road

SP52BB

Partridge Hill

SP52BS

Forest Road

SP53HN

Breamore Road

SP53PD

Church Leat

SP54HL

Warrens Lane

SP52EW

Stock Lane

SP52HQ

Princes Close

SP52NN

Little Woodfalls Drive

SP52PQ

Black Lane

SP53JP

Moot Lane

SP53NB

The Borough

SP53PG

High Street

SP52LE

St Birinus Road

SP52NH

Lodge Drove

SP52NY

Goggs Lane

SP53HL

The Headlands

SP53JS

Moot Lane

SP52BN

Forest Road

SP52LQ

The Ridge

SP52QB

Forders Close

SP53PS

Slab Lane

SP52AR

Broomhill Terrace

SP52EB

Coles's Lane

SP52JD

The Barracks

SP52AP

Lyndhurst Road

SP52HX

Bennett Close

SP52PG

Vicarage Road

SP53NR

Catherine Crescent

SP52AF

Lyndhurst Road

SP52DD

Shorts Hill

SP52HS

Church Hill

SP52LR

Pine View Close

SP53NP

Joanna Close

SP53QB

Barford Lane

SP52BU

North Lane

SP52JU

Moor Lane

SP52LG

Mitchells Close

SP52PL

Church Hill

SP53JE

Salisbury Road

SP53LA

Avon Meadow

SP53RB

Parkers Close

SP52AA

Pound Hill

SP52PP

St Marys Close

SP53NE

Hyde Lane

SP52DU

Hamptworth Road

SP52LL

The Drove

SP52NS

Sandy Lane

SP53FL

Parkers Close

SP53JF

Gravel Close

SP53JU

Moot Lane

SP53QE

Barford Lane

SP53QW

Langford Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.