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Wylye Valley

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About

The Wylye Valley follows the River Wylye as it winds through south Wiltshire, cutting a narrow floodplain between chalk downland. Small villages and farmsteads sit close to the river and to the A36 corridor, with lanes and a railway line running along much of the valley floor. Land use is a patchwork of arable fields, pasture and water meadows; the river’s course still shows old mill sites and low weirs where local communities managed flows. The steep scarp and shallow combes above the valley are worked grazing land and arable slopes.

The river itself is a spring-fed chalk stream with clear flow and beds of water crowfoot that mark its ecological character. Wild brown trout can be found alongside sedge and alder on the banks, and otter activity is recorded in stretches of the channel. Above the valley, the downland carries a concentration of Bronze Age barrows and linear earthworks, where ridge-top archaeology looks down over the river corridor and the fields below.

Area overview

On average Wylye Valley has average deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 38 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 55% below the South West average of 85 per 1,000. Approximately 7.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Wylye Valley is £58,868 per year. There are 6 schools in Wylye Valley: 6 primary (0 Outstanding and 5 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Wylye Valley is home to around 6,434 people, with a population density of about 28 per km².

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
38
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
7.3%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Wylye Valley Population
6,434
Population density
28 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
12.9(-61%)
Other theft
6.37(+13%)
Burglary
6.06(+118%)
Anti-social behaviour
4.97(-67%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.97(-23%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,078
94.44%
Other White
132
2.05%
Irish
48
0.75%
Other Asian
35
0.54%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
23
0.36%
Total population: 6,436

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,132
38.86%
Level 3 (A level)
980
17.86%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
800
14.58%
No qualifications
674
12.28%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
473
8.62%
Total 16+ residents: 5,487

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,287
45.78%
Owns with a mortgage
688
24.48%
Private landlord or letting agency
453
16.12%
Other social rented
218
7.76%
Other forms of private rent
129
4.59%
Total households: 2,811

Property prices in Wylye Valley

Median price£468,500
Price per sq ft£336
Sales (last 12 months)67
Typical range (middle 50%)£305K – £665K

Based on 67 recent sales, the median property price is £468,500 (about £336 per square foot) in Wylye Valley area, with individual transactions ranging from £125,000 up to £1,224,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Wylye Valley over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached38£652,000£342
Terraced11£300,000£294
Semi-Detached18£277,500£347

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Wylye Valley

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wylye Valley.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£465,000£314,500£249,950
2017£440,000£288,500£250,000
2018£440,000£290,000£285,000
2019£430,000£302,750£240,000
2020£600,000£295,000£335,000
2021£573,250£300,000£280,000
2022£578,615£349,000£349,000
2023£625,000£349,000£314,000
2024£630,000£307,500£280,000
2025£654,500£292,475£340,000
2026£627,500£360,000£300,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wylye Valley.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wylye Valley.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£246£332£255
2017£276£240£257
2018£265£274£262
2019£305£255£237
2020£303£286£279
2021£283£272£270
2022£381£343£312
2023£375£340£325
2024£363£324£285
2025£323£328£291
2026£347£356£366
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wylye Valley.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Wylye Valley in the last year.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.