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Mere & East Knoyle

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About

Mere and East Knoyle sit on the southern edge of Wiltshire, where chalk downland meets lower clay vales within the Cranborne Chase area. The compact town of Mere occupies a shallow hollow beside the earthwork of Mere Castle, a medieval motte with surviving banks and ditches that mark the settlement’s origin. Surrounding lanes follow ridge-and-furrow patterns and field boundaries that step down from the scarp, with small streams and coppices cutting across pasture and arable land. The pattern of farms and lanes gives a clear sense of how the landscape has been worked for centuries.

East Knoyle lies a few miles to the north and has a long parish history tied to local gentry and agriculture. The village is known locally as the birthplace of Christopher Wren, and the church and older houses reflect continuity in use and repair over many generations. Local routes and public footpaths link the two communities, and seasonal agricultural work, village halls and small services form the everyday rhythm. Visitors and residents tend to move by narrow country roads that show the same land divisions that shaped settlement here.

Area overview

On average Mere & East Knoyle has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 11.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Mere & East Knoyle is £52,031 per year. There are 4 schools in Mere & East Knoyle: 4 primary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Mere & East Knoyle is home to around 6,750 people, with a population density of about 49.0 per km2.

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
40
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
11.1%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Mere & East Knoyle Population
6,750
Population density
49 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
14.81(-56%)
Anti-social behaviour
10.96(-26%)
Criminal damage and arson
6.96(+7%)
Burglary
5.33(+92%)
Other theft
4.89(-13%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,450
95.56%
Other White
131
1.94%
Irish
53
0.79%
White and Asian (mixed)
20
0.3%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
20
0.3%
Total population: 6,750

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,981
34.08%
Level 3 (A level)
999
17.19%
No qualifications
903
15.53%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
877
15.09%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
577
9.93%
Total 16+ residents: 5,813

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,425
46.37%
Owns with a mortgage
673
21.9%
Private landlord or letting agency
421
13.7%
Social rents from council
292
9.5%
Other social rented
124
4.04%
Total households: 3,073

Property prices in Mere & East Knoyle

Based on 74 recent sales, the median property price is £385,000 in Mere & East Knoyle area, with individual transactions ranging from £140,000 up to £4,300,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Mere & East Knoyle 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 Mere & East Knoyle over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced15£345,000
Flats3£215,000
Detached42£492,500
Semi-Detached14£326,000

10 years median price trend in Mere & East Knoyle

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Mere & East Knoyle.

All postcodes in Mere & East Knoyle

SP35SW

High Street

BA126AS

Downside Close

BA126PU

High Street

BA126FA

Coward Road

BA126QF

Bells Lane

BA126ND

Fantley Lane

BA126LL

New Road

SP36EU

Hindon Road

SP79JU

Whitebridge Farm Cottages

BA126FL

Salmon Street

BA126QG

High Street

SP36BE

New Road

BA126NL

Chapel Lane

SP36DY

High Street

SP79JT

The Turnpike

BA126EQ

Old Hollow

BA126DL

The Square

BA127HZ

Bradley Lane

BA126JA

Barton Lane

BA126AG

Manor Farm Cottages

SP36EB

The Dene

BA126NQ

Tulse Hill

BA126JH

Castle Street

SP79BE

Nadder Valley

BA126ER

Hazzards Hill

BA126FB

St Michaels View

SP36AJ

The Street

BA126LU

Underhill

BA126NU

Chapel Lane East

SP36EP

East Street

BA126QH

High Street

BA126DX

The Bartletts

SP36AW

Millbrook Lane

SP79EU

New Road

BA126FS

Pitch Pan Lane

SP36BP

Underhill

SP79AD

Hatts Lane

BA126HP

North Road

BA126PA

Coombe Street

BA126BT

Rook Street

BA126QJ

Bells Lane

SP36AU

Crate Lane

BA127JQ

Frome View

BA126HF

Salisbury Street

BA126NN

Chapel Lane East

BA126BJ

Shaftesbury Road

BA126HZ

Manor Road

SP36DD

Nadder Valley

BA126EE

Waterside

BA127HN

Church Street

SP36AR

Shaftesbury Road

BA126BB

Limpers Hill

BA126JB

Castle Hill Lane

BA127HW

Church Street

BA126AD

Lower Mere Park

SP36EZ

Tisbury

SP36DJ

High Street

BA126EB

Shreen Water Cottages

BA127HY

Church Street

BA126RH

Stags Head Cottages

BA127HT

Manor Farm

SP36BU

Nadder Valley

BA126EN

Ivy Mead

BA126PX

Bonham Lane

BA126HL

Castle Hill Crescent

BA126AP

Charnage

SP36BZ

Leigh Lane

SP79BN

Nadder Valley

BA126BA

Wet Lane

SP36BQ

Nadder Valley

BA127JF

The Rank

SP36QP

Stop Street

SP36PQ

Nadder Valley

BA126PZ

Bonham Lane

SP35SS

Nadder Valley

BA126PG

Portnells Lane

BA126ES

Hazzards Hill

BA126QD

High Street

BA126AX

Chetcombe Road

BA126AN

Mere

BA126AW

Sawpit Hill

SP79BQ

Barkers Hill

BA126JL

Castle Street

BA126JW

Castle Street

BA126HN

Bishops Close

SP79AH

Station Road

BA126JZ

Townsend Close

BA126RD

Butts Lane

BA126AR

Charnage

BA126AB

Barrow Street

BA126PF

Chapel Lane East

SP35UA

Nadder Valley

BA126QR

Stourton Lane

BA126AZ

Chetcombe Road

BA126NA

New Road

SP79JW

Street Lane

BA126BW

Shaftesbury Road

BA126BE

Southbrook Gardens

SP36AQ

Holloway

SP79JH

Rectory Cottage

Data Sources

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