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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

SP52DU

Hamptworth Road

SP53NR

Catherine Crescent

SP53JT

Moot Close

SP53NN

Wick Lane

SP52PH

Black Lane

SP52JZ

Vicarage Park

SP52HX

Bennett Close

SP52NA

Primrose Lane

SP54HH

Lower Road

SP53NB

The Borough

SP52AA

Pound Hill

SP53FH

West Wick

SP52AE

Lyndhurst Road

SP53JL

Wheelwright Mews

SP52EE

Collingwood Close

SP53HZ

Salisbury Road

SP52HA

Morgans Vale Road

SP54EZ

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP53PZ

Barford Lane

SP52AT

Oakleigh Drive

SP53JF

Gravel Close

SP53FP

Bundy Grove

SP52HY

Morgans Vale Road

SP53ND

The Borough

SP53JS

Moot Lane

SP53PY

Barford Lane

SP52NH

Lodge Drove

SP53FL

Parkers Close

SP52EF

Southampton Road

SP52LR

Pine View Close

SP52AJ

Lyndhurst Road

SP52DR

Lyburn Road

SP52HU

Morgans Vale Road

SP53QP

Witherington Road

SP52NG

Highfield Lane

SP53QT

Witherington Road

SP52JS

Langford Lane

SP53JG

Gravel Close

SP53JB

Salisbury Road

SP52AG

Lyndhurst Road

SP52EA

Hamptworth Road

SP52LG

Mitchells Close

SP53PS

Slab Lane

SP53QF

Barford Lane

SP52LF

Herbert Road

SP52AY

Pear Tree Drive

SP53LL

Cranbury Close

SP53JR

Moot Lane

SP52EG

Redlynch & Landford

SP53NH

Wick Lane

SP53QW

Langford Lane

SP53QL

Downton & Ebble Valley

SP52PL

Church Hill

SP53LT

The Borough

SP52HL

Quavey Road

SP52NF

Slab Lane

SP52PP

St Marys Close

SP53QY

Witherington Farm Cottages

SP52JJ

Paccombe

SP53QE

Barford Lane

SP53HL

The Headlands

SP53NA

South Lane

SP52DE

Lyburn Road

SP52NP

Dairy Close

SP52PG

Vicarage Road

SP52AR

Broomhill Terrace

SP52HG

Princes Hill

SP52PS

Loosehanger

SP53PH

Natanbury

SP52BD

Sherfield English Road

SP54HE

Church Lane

SP52BS

Forest Road

SP52AL

Beech Grange

SP53NP

Joanna Close

SP52NJ

The Ridge

SP52EJ

North Common Lane

SP52JT

The Row

SP53LJ

Eastman Close

SP53FD

Bridge House Gardens

SP52BF

Elmfield Close

SP52DF

Lyburn Road

SP52PA

Timberley Lane

SP52AD

Brookside

SP52PY

Castle Woods

SP53NQ

Mesh Pond

SP52BN

Forest Road

SP52EY

Skylark Close

SP53HR

Crossways Close

SP53FB

Church Leat

SP53HG

Long Close

Data Sources

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