# Chippenham

Town in Wiltshire, South West.

Chippenham is a town in Wiltshire, South West. Median sale price £292,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.0 per 1,000 people. About 37,126 people.

Town. Code E63005045. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)

Chippenham is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Chippenham add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chippenham was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 439th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,084** (2021). Chippenham had 36,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 304th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in Chippenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Chippenham, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005045) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in Chippenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005045) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 688 homes were sold in Chippenham in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005045) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Chippenham.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005045) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chippenham had 36,084 usual residents at the census.

## How Chippenham compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Chippenham | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £292,500 | 54th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 36,084 | 21st most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 51st fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.1% | joint 49th lowest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Chippenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chippenham at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 227 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chippenham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (986), anti-social behaviour (594) and other crime (375).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Chippenham was 69.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Chippenham, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Chippenham has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Chippenham

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wiltshire 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031907) | 2,390 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Wiltshire 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031910) | 1,542 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.7% |
| [Wiltshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031914) | 1,351 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Wiltshire 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031915) | 1,558 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| [Wiltshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031919) | 1,652 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Wiltshire 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031920) | 1,214 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [Wiltshire 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031905) | 1,349 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.9% |
| [Wiltshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031906) | 1,362 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Wiltshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031908) | 1,745 | 99.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.1% |
| [Wiltshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031909) | 1,273 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Wiltshire 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031925) | 1,364 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.8% |
| [Wiltshire 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031926) | 1,514 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [Wiltshire 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031927) | 1,246 | 16.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.5% |
| [Wiltshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031911) | 1,353 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| [Wiltshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031912) | 1,535 | 501.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 27.0% |
| [Wiltshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031913) | 1,535 | 64.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.7% |
| [Wiltshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031917) | 1,414 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 62.5% |
| [Wiltshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031918) | 2,511 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.2% |
| [Wiltshire 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031928) | 1,235 | 92.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.6% |
| [Wiltshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031916) | 1,326 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Wiltshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031921) | 1,318 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Wiltshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031922) | 1,237 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.1% |
| [Wiltshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031923) | 1,245 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.2% |
| [Wiltshire 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01031924) | 1,580 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Chippenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chippenham): Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)

## Postcode districts covering Chippenham

[SN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn14), [SN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn15)

## Middle areas in Chippenham

[Chippenham North](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/chippenham-north), [Chippenham Pewsham](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/chippenham-pewsham), [Chippenham South & East](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/chippenham-south-and-east), [Chippenham West](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/chippenham-west)

## Towns near Chippenham

[Corsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corsham), [Calne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/calne), [Melksham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/melksham), [Devizes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/devizes), [Trowbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/trowbridge), [Bradford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradford-on-avon)

## Chippenham in brief

Chippenham is a town in Wiltshire, South West.
About 37,126 people lived in Chippenham in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £292,500 in 2025 across 688 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Chippenham was £292,500 in 2025.
Chippenham had 36,084 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in Chippenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chippenham, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005045
- Constituency: [Chippenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chippenham)
- Council: [Wiltshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 9.87 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,126*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 118

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Corsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corsham), [Calne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/calne), [Melksham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/melksham), [Devizes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/devizes), [Trowbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/trowbridge), [Bradford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradford-on-avon)

## Latest updates for Chippenham

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005045

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/chippenham