Bromham, Rowde & Roundway
vs Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Homes in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings sold for a median of £370,000, 8% above Bromham, Rowde & Roundway. Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway has 5,362 residents in 2,339 households; Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has 4,825 in 2,095. Bromham, Rowde & Roundway has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 2.3 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 22%). Bromham, Rowde & Roundway has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.5 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and 41% in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Bromham, Rowde & Roundway has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.5 percentage points more than Urchfont & Bishops Cannings (Wiltshire: 67%). Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bromham, Rowde & Roundway (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £342,000 in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and £370,000 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.8 percentage points more than Bromham, Rowde & Roundway (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway, and 10 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. The typical postcode is 639 m from the nearest school in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and 1,294 m in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. The typical postcode is 8,058 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and 12,418 m in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 30% of premises in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and 57% in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and 40 in Urchfont & Bishops Cannings, 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.
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.
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,362 people in 2,339 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £342,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Wiltshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Wiltshire average.
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,825 people in 2,095 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway and Urchfont & Bishops Cannings next to other wards of Wiltshire.