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By Brook
vs Chippenham Hardenhuish

Chippenham Hardenhuish has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in By Brook. Homes in By Brook sold for a median of £525,000, 69% above Chippenham Hardenhuish. By Brook has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Wiltshire with By Brook highlighted
By Brook
251 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Hardenhuish highlighted
Chippenham Hardenhuish
132 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

By Brook has 4,619 residents in 1,874 households; Chippenham Hardenhuish has 3,987 in 1,540. By Brook has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 7 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 22%). By Brook has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 1.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,619Residents (2021)
3,987Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,874Households
1,540Households
215,081Households
11.8%Aged 15–29
19.5%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.3%Aged 65 and over
16.3%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Living alone
20.6%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in By Brook (53%) and semi-detached houses in Chippenham Hardenhuish (55%). By Brook has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 7.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 67%). By Brook has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 8.7 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £525,000 in By Brook and £311,000 in Chippenham Hardenhuish, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£525,000Median sale price
£311,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
75.5%Owner-occupied
68.2%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
8.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
6.9%Social renting
21.3%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
53.4%Detached houses
27.7%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
54.6%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
12.4%Terraced houses
11.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
0.4%Flats
4.8%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

By Brook has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 3.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in By Brook, and 79 in Chippenham Hardenhuish. The typical postcode is 2,346 m from the nearest school in By Brook and 414 m in Chippenham Hardenhuish. The typical postcode is 8,602 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in By Brook and 1,016 m in Chippenham Hardenhuish. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in By Brook and 95% in Chippenham Hardenhuish.

17.9%Green space within 500 m
14.6%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
79Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
2.3 kmNearest school (median)
414 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
50.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.3%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 43 in Chippenham Hardenhuish, 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
43Recorded 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 Hardenhuish

Chippenham Hardenhuish is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 3,987 people in 1,540 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £311,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

By Brook and Chippenham Hardenhuish next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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