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Box & Colerne
vs Corsham Pickwick

Corsham Pickwick has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Box & Colerne. Homes in Box & Colerne sold for a median of £440,000, 22% above Corsham Pickwick. Box & Colerne has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Wiltshire with Box & Colerne highlighted
281 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Corsham Pickwick highlighted
153 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
city average

People

Box & Colerne has 5,447 residents in 2,157 households; Corsham Pickwick has 5,429 in 2,250. Box & Colerne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 5.8 percentage points more than Corsham Pickwick (Wiltshire: 22%). Corsham Pickwick has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 1.5 percentage points more than Box & Colerne (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,447Residents (2021)
5,429Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,157Households
2,250Households
215,081Households
13.5%Aged 15–29
14.4%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 65 and over
17.4%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
23.5%Living alone
25.0%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Box & Colerne (37%) and detached houses in Corsham Pickwick (37%). Box & Colerne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 3.9 percentage points more than Corsham Pickwick (Wiltshire: 67%). Box & Colerne has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.2 percentage points more than Corsham Pickwick (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £440,000 in Box & Colerne and £359,525 in Corsham Pickwick, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£440,000Median sale price
£359,525Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
75.1%Owner-occupied
71.2%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.9%Private renting
13.7%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
6.6%Social renting
12.4%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
36.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
36.9%Semi-detached houses
33.4%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
19.2%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
4.0%Flats
6.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Box & Colerne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.4 percentage points more than Corsham Pickwick (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Box & Colerne, and 70 in Corsham Pickwick. The typical postcode is 1,007 m from the nearest school in Box & Colerne and 755 m in Corsham Pickwick. The typical postcode is 8,052 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Box & Colerne and 6,743 m in Corsham Pickwick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 32% of premises in Box & Colerne and 88% in Corsham Pickwick.

18.8%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
25Services within 15 min (median)
70Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
1.0 kmNearest school (median)
755 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
32.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Box & Colerne and 41 in Corsham Pickwick, against 62 across Wiltshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

32Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
41Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
62Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Box & Colerne

Box & Colerne is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,447 people in 2,157 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 38% above the Wiltshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wiltshire average.

Corsham Pickwick

Corsham Pickwick is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,429 people in 2,250 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £359,525 over the past two years, 12% above the Wiltshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Box & Colerne and Corsham Pickwick next to other wards of Wiltshire.