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Chippenham Monkton
vs Kington

Chippenham Monkton has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kington. Homes in Kington sold for a median of £430,000, 34% above Chippenham Monkton. Chippenham Monkton has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Wiltshire with Chippenham Monkton highlighted
Chippenham Monkton
132 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire with Kington highlighted
Kington
240 postcodes
Map of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
city average

People

Chippenham Monkton has 3,848 residents in 1,790 households; Kington has 5,369 in 2,109. Kington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 1 percentage point more than Chippenham Monkton (Wiltshire: 22%). Chippenham Monkton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 12.3 percentage points more than Kington (Wiltshire: 28%).

3,848Residents (2021)
5,369Residents (2021)
510,333Residents (2021)
1,790Households
2,109Households
215,081Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
14.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.7%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
34.7%Living alone
22.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Chippenham Monkton and 55% in Kington. Kington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 7.6 percentage points more than Chippenham Monkton (Wiltshire: 67%). Chippenham Monkton has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 5.8 percentage points more than Kington (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Chippenham Monkton and £430,000 in Kington, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.

£320,000Median sale price
£430,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
70.2%Owner-occupied
77.8%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
19.3%Private renting
13.5%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.1%Social renting
7.8%Social renting
14.5%Social renting
35.8%Detached houses
55.1%Detached houses
35.2%Detached houses
30.3%Semi-detached houses
28.4%Semi-detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
14.9%Terraced houses
10.5%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
14.1%Flats
3.3%Flats
8.9%Flats

Surroundings

Chippenham Monkton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.2 percentage points more than Kington (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 112 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chippenham Monkton, and 8 in Kington. The typical postcode is 288 m from the nearest school in Chippenham Monkton and 726 m in Kington. The typical postcode is 628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chippenham Monkton and 5,136 m in Kington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Chippenham Monkton and 79% in Kington.

12.7%Green space within 500 m
11.5%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
112Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
288 mNearest school (median)
726 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
628 mNearest tram or rail (median)
5.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
20Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,482Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chippenham Monkton 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.

52Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
24Recorded 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 Monkton

Chippenham Monkton is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 3,848 people in 1,790 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wiltshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Wiltshire average.

Kington

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 Monkton and Kington next to other wards of Wiltshire.

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