Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
vs Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Chippenham Sheldon. Homes in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon sold for a median of £330,000, 27% above Chippenham Sheldon. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).

Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon

134 postcodes

Chippenham Sheldon

104 postcodes

Wiltshire

city average

People

Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has 4,498 residents in 1,897 households; Chippenham Sheldon has 5,393 in 2,337. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 19%). Chippenham Sheldon has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 8.6 percentage points more than Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (Wiltshire: 28%).

4,498Residents (2021)

5,393Residents (2021)

510,333Residents (2021)

1,897Households

2,337Households

215,081Households

17.4%Aged 15–29

17.2%Aged 15–29

15.7%Aged 15–29

18.8%Aged 65 and over

18.6%Aged 65 and over

21.9%Aged 65 and over

23.8%Living alone

32.4%Living alone

28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon (49%) and terraced houses in Chippenham Sheldon (36%). Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 25.5 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 67%). Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 4.2 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and £260,000 in Chippenham Sheldon, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£330,000Median sale price

£260,000Median sale price

£320,000Median sale price

81.0%Owner-occupied

55.5%Owner-occupied

66.8%Owner-occupied

14.4%Private renting

10.2%Private renting

17.4%Private renting

3.8%Social renting

32.9%Social renting

14.5%Social renting

48.6%Detached houses

7.9%Detached houses

35.2%Detached houses

32.7%Semi-detached houses

35.4%Semi-detached houses

31.8%Semi-detached houses

16.7%Terraced houses

35.9%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

1.3%Flats

18.6%Flats

8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 2.8 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, and 96 in Chippenham Sheldon. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 329 m in Chippenham Sheldon. The typical postcode is 2,400 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 1,302 m in Chippenham Sheldon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 90% in Chippenham Sheldon.

15.3%Green space within 500 m

12.5%Green space within 500 m

19.1%Green space within 500 m

41Services within 15 min (median)

96Services within 15 min (median)

28Services within 15 min (median)

525 mNearest school (median)

329 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

9Postcodes in flood risk areas

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas

91.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

89.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 32 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and 59 in Chippenham Sheldon, 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.

32Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

59Recorded 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 & Hunters Moon

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 Sheldon

Chippenham Sheldon is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,393 people in 2,337 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Wiltshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% below the Wiltshire average.

More comparisons.

Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon and Chippenham Sheldon next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moonvs Chippenham Sheldon