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Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
vs Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Chippenham Sheldon. Homes in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden sold for a median of £365,000, 40% above Chippenham Sheldon. Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Lowden & Rowden highlighted
126 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Sheldon highlighted
104 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
city average

People

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has 3,454 residents in 1,489 households; Chippenham Sheldon has 5,393 in 2,337. Chippenham Sheldon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 1.6 percentage points more than Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (Wiltshire: 22%). Chippenham Sheldon has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2.2 percentage points more than Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (Wiltshire: 28%).

3,454Residents (2021)
5,393Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,489Households
2,337Households
215,081Households
17.3%Aged 15–29
17.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
18.6%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
32.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden (31%) and terraced houses in Chippenham Sheldon (36%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 7.2 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 67%). Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 7.1 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £365,000 in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden and £260,000 in Chippenham Sheldon, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£365,000Median sale price
£260,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
62.7%Owner-occupied
55.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
17.3%Private renting
10.2%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
18.8%Social renting
32.9%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
20.0%Detached houses
7.9%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
35.4%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
28.2%Terraced houses
35.9%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
18.3%Flats
18.6%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.3 percentage points more than Chippenham Sheldon (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 133 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, and 96 in Chippenham Sheldon. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden and 329 m in Chippenham Sheldon. The typical postcode is 1,037 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden and 1,302 m in Chippenham Sheldon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden and 90% in Chippenham Sheldon.

16.8%Green space within 500 m
12.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
133Services within 15 min (median)
96Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
329 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

67Recorded 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 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.

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 Lowden & Rowden and Chippenham Sheldon next to other wards of Wiltshire.