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Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
vs Chippenham Lowden & Rowden

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. Homes in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden sold for a median of £365,000, 23% above Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads. Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads highlighted
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
126 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Lowden & Rowden highlighted
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
126 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has 5,420 residents in 2,190 households; Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has 3,454 in 1,489. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (17% and 17%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 7.5 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (Wiltshire: 28%).

5,420Residents (2021)
3,454Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
2,190Households
1,489Households
215,081Households
18.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
22.7%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (42%) and semi-detached houses in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (31%). Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 9.8 percentage points more than Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (Wiltshire: 67%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £297,750 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads and £365,000 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£297,750Median sale price
£365,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
72.5%Owner-occupied
62.7%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
15.3%Private renting
17.3%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
10.9%Social renting
18.8%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
42.2%Detached houses
20.0%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
27.1%Semi-detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
22.8%Terraced houses
28.2%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
7.0%Flats
18.3%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 17%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, and 133 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. The typical postcode is 369 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads and 371 m in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. The typical postcode is 1,790 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads and 1,037 m in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads and 79% in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden.

17.1%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
60Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
369 mNearest school (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads and 67 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, 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
67Recorded 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.

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.

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 3,454 people in 1,489 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 14% above the Wiltshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Wiltshire average.

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