Chippenham North
Wiltshire 009 · 6 sub-areas · 10,131 residents
Wiltshire 009 is a predominantly owner-occupied area within Wiltshire, home to around 10,100 residents. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £950 a month — noticeably below the national median — and nearly four in ten residents work from home, making it one of the more self-contained communities in the South West.
Chippenham North is a commuter neighbourhood within Wiltshire — train into Bristol runs in around 36 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Chippenham North?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,056 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Chippenham North in Wiltshire
Living in Chippenham North
This part of Wiltshire feels settled and unhurried in a way that distinguishes it clearly from the county's more urbanised fringes. Over 70% of households own their home, and the age spread skews slightly older — the 50–64 bracket is the largest single group at nearly a quarter of residents. That shapes the character of the place: quieter streets, fewer transient renters, more established community ties.
Rents here are well below what you'd pay in most of southern England. A two-bedroom place runs around £950 a month, and even a three-bedroom comes in at about £1,189 — affordable by South West standards and well under the national two-bedroom median of around £1,200. The trade-off is that buying isn't cheap: the median sale price sits at around £352,000, and on local earnings it takes roughly five and a half years to save a deposit.
The working pattern here is genuinely unusual. Close to 39% of residents work from home — well above any national norm — while only about 3% use public transport to commute. Cars dominate, with 45% driving to work. That tells you something important: public transport connections are limited, and you'll almost certainly need a car to make daily life work comfortably.
Families make up a meaningful share of the population — couples with children account for around 23% of households — and with greenspace within roughly 420 metres of most residents, there's easy access to outdoor space. The IMD score of 9.9 places this area in decile 8, meaning it ranks among the less deprived fifth of neighbourhoods in England.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wiltshire 009 a nice place to live?
- For owner-occupiers and those who work from home, it's a comfortable, low-crime area with good greenspace access and reasonable affordability. The trade-off is limited public transport — you'll need a car. It suits settled households more than young renters or frequent city commuters.
- What is the rent in Wiltshire 009?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £731 a month, a two-bedroom about £949, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,189. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 6.7% over the past year.
- Is Wiltshire 009 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate here is around 49.5 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, well below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It sits in the eighth deprivation decile — among the less deprived areas in England — which tends to correlate with lower crime overall.
- What's the commute from Wiltshire 009 to the nearest major city?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about a 14-minute walk away. By public transport, London is roughly 76 minutes, Birmingham around 124 minutes. Most residents drive rather than take public transport — only about 3% commute by public transport.
- Who lives in Wiltshire 009?
- Mostly settled, owner-occupying households — around 71% own their home. The age spread is slightly older, with the 50–64 bracket the largest group. Families with children make up about 23% of households. It's a stable, low-turnover community with a high work-from-home rate.
- What schools are near Wiltshire 009?
- There are 55 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 18.5% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is around 13 km away. Check current Ofsted ratings directly before making a decision based on schools.
- How does Wiltshire 009 compare to the rest of Wiltshire for affordability?
- Rents are moderate for the South West — a two-bedroom at around £949 a month is below the national median. However, the rent-to-take-home ratio sits at roughly 51%, which is high, reflecting the gap between local salaries and housing costs.