Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
vs Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. Homes in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden sold for a median of £365,000, 11% above Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon. Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has 4,498 residents in 1,897 households; Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has 3,454 in 1,489. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 1.8 percentage points more than Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (Wiltshire: 22%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.4 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (49%) and semi-detached houses in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (31%). Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 18.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (Wiltshire: 67%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.9 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and £365,000 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 1.5 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, and 133 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 371 m in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. The typical postcode is 2,400 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 1,037 m in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 79% in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon 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.
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 & 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.
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.
More comparisons.
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and Chippenham Lowden & Rowden next to other wards of Wiltshire.