By Brook
vs Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in By Brook. Homes in By Brook sold for a median of £525,000, 59% above Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. By Brook has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
By Brook has 4,619 residents in 1,874 households; Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has 4,498 in 1,897. By Brook has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.5 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 22%). Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of people living alone: 24%, 1.9 percentage points more than By Brook (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in By Brook and 49% in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 5.5 percentage points more than By Brook (Wiltshire: 67%). By Brook has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.7 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £525,000 in By Brook and £330,000 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
By Brook has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 2.6 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in By Brook, and 41 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. The typical postcode is 2,346 m from the nearest school in By Brook and 525 m in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. The typical postcode is 8,602 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in By Brook and 2,400 m in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in By Brook and 92% in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in By Brook and 32 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, 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.
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 & Hunters Moon is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,498 people in 1,897 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £330,000 over the past two years, 3% above the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
By Brook and Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon next to other wards of Wiltshire.