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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 85 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-Detached20£370,000
Terraced15£385,000

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

SP52BP

Forest Road

SP53LY

The Borough

SP54HE

Church Lane

SP52DR

Lyburn Road

SP52LD

The Ridge

SP52LJ

The Drove

SP52LY

Vale Road

SP53HX

Long Close West

SP53JY

Castle Meadows

SP52EH

Barrows Lane

SP52PN

Besomer Drove

SP52ER

Stock Lane

SP53QU

Witherington Road

SP53LN

Forest Edge

SP53QY

Witherington Farm Cottages

SP52HD

Bowers Hill

SP52HL

Quavey Road

SP52JH

Appletree Road

SP52JJ

Paccombe

SP52PB

Hamptworth Road

SP53FP

Bundy Grove

SP53LL

Cranbury Close

SP52EJ

North Common Lane

SP52BY

School Road

SP52NQ

Kingford Close

SP53HW

Breamore Road

SP53JA

Salisbury Road

SP52AZ

New Road

SP52NR

Grove Lane

SP53FZ

Morgan Close

SP53HZ

Salisbury Road

SP53ND

The Borough

SP52EF

Southampton Road

SP53FQ

Keeley Close

SP54HQ

Lower Road

SP52BX

School Road

SP52DL

Morgans Vale Road

SP52HH

Quavey Road

SP52HR

Harthill Drove

SP53HG

Long Close

SP53JQ

Gravel Close

SP53PU

Barford Lane

SP52HE

Morgans Corner

SP53NU

Elizabeth Close

SP53PN

Lode Hill

SP52HW

Chapel Lane

SP53LW

Avondyke

SP53LZ

Gravel Close

SP52JW

Foundary Road

SP52LF

Herbert Road

SP53NW

North Charford Drove

SP53PQ

Waterside

SP53SW

Weeke Close

SP52BL

Appletree Road

SP52DE

Lyburn Road

SP52DZ

Coles's Lane

SP52HU

Morgans Vale Road

SP53FB

Church Leat

SP53FS

Moody Drive

SP52BJ

Lyndhurst Road

SP52EU

Stock Lane

SP52LN

The Ridge

SP52NX

Moor Lane

SP53LF

Moot Gardens

SP53PX

Barford Lane

SP52JT

The Row

SP52PY

Castle Woods

SP53JZ

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP53NA

South Lane

SP53QG

Witherington Road

SP54HD

The Highway

SP52HP

Goggs Lane

SP52LS

Springfield Crescent

SP53QH

Lode Hill

SP52PW

School Road

SP52DA

Chapel Lane

SP52DS

Black Lane

SP52DT

Hamptworth Road

SP52HT

Kiln Lane

SP52PF

Church Walk

SP53PW

Lode Hill

SP52JN

The Close

SP53JL

Wheelwright Mews

SP53NG

Greenacres

SP52AQ

Lane End Cottages

SP52BZ

South Lane

SP52DN

Lyburn Road

SP52JR

Langford Lane

SP52QP

Common Road

SP53JT

Moot Close

SP53PY

Barford Lane

SP53QQ

Barford Lane

SP52HG

Princes Hill

SP52JA

Orchard Road

SP52LT

Vale Road

SP52PA

Timberley Lane

SP53PZ

Barford Lane

SP54HJ

Catchmoor

SP52AG

Lyndhurst Road

SP52NE

Slab Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.