Chippenham Hardenhuish
vs Kington
Chippenham Hardenhuish has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kington. Homes in Kington sold for a median of £430,000, 38% above Chippenham Hardenhuish. Chippenham Hardenhuish has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Chippenham Hardenhuish has 3,987 residents in 1,540 households; Kington has 5,369 in 2,109. Kington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 8.4 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 22%). Kington has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 1.8 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Chippenham Hardenhuish (55%) and detached houses in Kington (55%). Kington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 9.6 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 67%). Kington has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 5.1 percentage points more than Chippenham Hardenhuish (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £311,000 in Chippenham Hardenhuish and £430,000 in Kington, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Chippenham Hardenhuish has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 3.1 percentage points more than Kington (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Hardenhuish, and 8 in Kington. The typical postcode is 414 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Hardenhuish and 726 m in Kington. The typical postcode is 1,016 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Hardenhuish and 5,136 m in Kington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Chippenham Hardenhuish and 79% in Kington.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chippenham Hardenhuish and 24 in Kington, 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 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.
Kington is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,369 people in 2,109 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £430,000 over the past two years, 34% above the Wiltshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Chippenham Hardenhuish and Kington next to other wards of Wiltshire.