Perham Down
Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England. It has 9 bus stops. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Perham Down area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wiltshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 510,333 residents at roughly 157 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 61st of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 5° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:33
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
5 reported · August 2026▼ 44% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Tidworth · Wiltshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour
- Rural Crime/Burglaries
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,027 reported road collisions (2025)
279 killed or seriously injured · 1,463 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
55 food businesses within 2 miles
- 45 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Grateley (7.7 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Grateley (7.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,102 average▲ 1.5% YoY
Across Wiltshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,082 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £749
- 2 bed £973
- 3 bed £1,220
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
6,957 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Ibstock Brick (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
510,333 residents in Wiltshire · 157/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,412
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK23,025
- Net moves+2,387
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 219 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,572 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 233,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
267 schools · 74,423 pupils
201 primary · 28 secondary · 38 other
Ofsted: 106 of 128 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
235 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Malmesbury SchoolOutstanding
- Abbeyfield SchoolGood
- Bradon Forest SchoolGood
- Kingsbury Green AcademyGood
- Matravers SchoolGood
- Melksham Oak Community SchoolGood
- Sheldon SchoolGood
- South Wilts Grammar SchoolGood
- St Augustine's Catholic CollegeGood
- The Corsham SchoolGood
- The Trafalgar School at DowntonGood
- The Wellington AcademyGood
- Pewsey Vale SchoolRequires improvement
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolRequires improvement
- Avon Valley Academy
- Devizes School
- Hardenhuish School
- Kingdown School
- Lavington School
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
- Sarum Academy
- St John's Marlborough
- St Laurence School
- The Clarendon Academy
- The John of Gaunt School
- The Stonehenge School
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wiltshire
Care & health services
512 CQC-registered services
- Care homes164
- GP practices61
- Dentists98
- Homecare agencies149
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wiltshire
Planning decisions
906 applications decided
92.6% granted · 839 granted, 67 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Danny Kruger
Reform UK
East Wiltshire
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
- NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 38
- LD 42
- Ref 10
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
24,985 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £16,832 avg
e.g. Trainee Apprentice Chef, Mess Accountant ( 12 Months Maternity cover), Head Chef
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£751 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,404 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 241,404 certificates
9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 60% · Wind 23% · Biomass 9% · Nuclear 7%
246 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.7 women · 63.8 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in SP11
- Castle Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Wiltshire:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces1,094 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases499 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks257 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients204 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Perham Down · 0.0 kmPerham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) east of the town of Tidworth and 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) south…
Swinton Barracks · 0.0 kmSwinton Barracks is a military installation accommodating two engineer regiments and two signals regiments at Perham Down in Wiltshire, England. The site is on the east edge of Salisbury Plain, about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4…
Corunna Barracks · 1.6 kmCorunna Barracks was a military installation in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England.
Ludgershall railway station, Wiltshire · 1.9 kmLudgershall railway station served the town of Ludgershall in Wiltshire, England from 1882 to 1961.
- Perriam Down · 2.0 km
Perriam Down or Perriam Downs, near Ludgershall, Wiltshire, was a venue for cricket matches, and some other matches between 1787 and 1796. It was a favoured venue of landowner Thomas Assheton Smith I who patronised cr…
Ludgershall, Wiltshire · 2.0 kmLudgershall is a town and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) north east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is on the A342 road between Devizes and Andover. The parish includes Faberstown which is contiguous with Ludgersh…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Perham Down?
- Perham Down is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Wiltshire local authority.
- How deprived is Perham Down?
- The Wiltshire local authority, which includes Perham Down, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.