Is SP5 5AW a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

SP5 5AW is a postcode in Beacon, Dorset, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SP5 5AW, then scores the surrounding small area 49/100 - bottom 39% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SP5 5AW are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SP5 5AW is based on Wiltshire 061 Census 2021. It covers 6,164 residents, 50 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 54, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 68% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 14% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near SP5 5AW, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SP5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £540k from 15 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SP5 5AW by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near SP5 5AW; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.