Trowbridge Park
vs Trowbridge Paxcroft
Trowbridge Park has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Trowbridge Paxcroft. Homes in Trowbridge Paxcroft sold for a median of £307,500, 4% above Trowbridge Park. Trowbridge Paxcroft has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Trowbridge Park has 4,838 residents in 1,979 households; Trowbridge Paxcroft has 5,710 in 2,103. Trowbridge Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 7.4 percentage points more than Trowbridge Paxcroft (Wiltshire: 22%). Trowbridge Park has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 5.3 percentage points more than Trowbridge Paxcroft (Wiltshire: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Trowbridge Park and 47% in Trowbridge Paxcroft. Trowbridge Paxcroft has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 6.8 percentage points more than Trowbridge Park (Wiltshire: 67%). Trowbridge Paxcroft has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 4.4 percentage points more than Trowbridge Park (Wiltshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Trowbridge Park and £307,500 in Trowbridge Paxcroft, against £320,000 across Wiltshire.
Surroundings
Trowbridge Paxcroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 4.8 percentage points more than Trowbridge Park (Wiltshire: 19%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Trowbridge Park, and 39 in Trowbridge Paxcroft. The typical postcode is 370 m from the nearest school in Trowbridge Park and 291 m in Trowbridge Paxcroft. The typical postcode is 1,461 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Trowbridge Park and 2,100 m in Trowbridge Paxcroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Trowbridge Park and 92% in Trowbridge Paxcroft.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Trowbridge Park and 19 in Trowbridge Paxcroft, 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.
Trowbridge Park is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 4,838 people in 1,979 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Wiltshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Wiltshire average.
Trowbridge Paxcroft is one of 98 wards in Wiltshire, home to 5,710 people in 2,103 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 4% below the Wiltshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wiltshire average.
More comparisons.
Trowbridge Park and Trowbridge Paxcroft next to other wards of Wiltshire.