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By Brook
vs Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in By Brook. Homes in By Brook sold for a median of £525,000, 76% above Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. By Brook has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with By Brook highlighted
By Brook
251 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads highlighted
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
126 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

By Brook has 4,619 residents in 1,874 households; Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has 5,420 in 2,190. By Brook has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 6.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (Wiltshire: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (22% and 23%).

4,619Residents (2021)
5,420Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,874Households
2,190Households
215,081Households
11.8%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.3%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Living alone
22.7%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in By Brook and 42% in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. By Brook has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 3 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (Wiltshire: 67%). By Brook has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.8 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £525,000 in By Brook and £297,750 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£525,000Median sale price
£297,750Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
75.5%Owner-occupied
72.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
15.3%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
6.9%Social renting
10.9%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
53.4%Detached houses
42.2%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
27.1%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
12.4%Terraced houses
22.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
0.4%Flats
7.0%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (18% and 17%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in By Brook, and 60 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. The typical postcode is 2,346 m from the nearest school in By Brook and 369 m in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. The typical postcode is 8,602 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in By Brook and 1,790 m in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in By Brook and 89% in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads.

17.9%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
2.3 kmNearest school (median)
369 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
50.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in By Brook and 52 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, 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.

52Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
52Recorded 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.

By Brook

By Brook is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,619 people in 1,874 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £525,000 over the past two years, 64% above the Wiltshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Wiltshire average.

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,420 people in 2,190 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £297,750 over the past two years, 7% below the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

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