Warminster's population was around 5,000 at the beginning of the 19th century and there are still a number of properties standing which date back to the Georgian period, such as the Georgian town houses you can see in Boreham Road. There are many Victorian properties, although the expected population increase which normally accompanies the arrival of the railway in the mid-19th century did not happen to Warminster because the train provided people with access to other nearby towns which killed off Warminster's successful market.

Nonetheless you can see excellent Victorian terraced housing in many places, such as in Yard Court and Victorian cottages in Pound Street and Woodcock Road. In the 20th century, the population stayed roughly level, at a little over 5,000 people, until the 1950s and 1960s when it started to rise again. The local authority built some council housing during this century, such as the Queensbury Council Estate. There are any number of standard construction semi-detached houses which were built from the 1930s onwards.

In terms of new build developments, a little over 200 houses of various types were recently built at Tascroft Rise, between Victoria Road and the A36. Help to Buy has been made available for some of these houses.