Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006694

Warminster Central

Warminster Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,117 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
6,117

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,944

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,348.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Droitwich Spa East, Wychavon5,428 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.0% no carRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carBromsgrove Central & Sanders Park, Bromsgrove6,948 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.2% no carDriffield Central, East Riding of Yorkshire6,208 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.7% no carSudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no car

Most similar within Wiltshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Melksham South, Wiltshire7,603 residents · 64.5% owned · 19.5% no carDevizes West, Wiltshire6,368 residents · 57.9% owned · 26.9% no carChippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Warminster Central

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned64.7%
1,906 households
Private rented22.3%
656 households
Social rented12.4%
365 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.3%
862 households
Detached29%
855 households
Terraced21.6%
636 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
401 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
55 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,268 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
772 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
262 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.6%
1,018 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
918 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
512 households
1 bedroom16.9%
498 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.1%
1,683 households
One-person household38.8%
1,142 households
Other household types4.1%
120 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,142 households
2 people in household37.2%
1,096 households
3 people in household12.9%
381 households
4 people in household8.2%
243 households
5 people in household2.2%
64 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
772 residents
15–2914.3%
878 residents
30–4415.4%
942 residents
45–6429.1%
1,781 residents
65 and over28.5%
1,746 residents
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
5,807 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
134 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
35 residents
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
764 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
556 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,960 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,255 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,541 residents
Good health36.4%
2,225 residents
Fair health15.9%
975 residents
Bad health4.9%
301 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,792 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,325 residents
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Warminster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Wiltshire

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.