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Chippenham North

Middle area

North west Wiltshire. 10,131 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 70% of people in Chippenham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£310,000
Joint 3,306th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,709
Joint 1,406th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
70%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chippenham North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chippenham North at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences218
Anti-social behaviour101
Other crime69
Criminal damage and arson39
Shoplifting29
Drug offences14
Burglary13
Vehicle crime12
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chippenham North compares

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Chippenham NorthMiddle
Median sale price64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from £216,250 to £571,250. The middle area is £340,000. Chippenham North is £310,000.
£310,000joint 26th cheapest
Population64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 5,038 to 13,999. The middle area is 7,646. Chippenham North is 9,709.
9,70912th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 34.0%. Chippenham North is 70.0%.
70%joint 21st most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage64 middle areas, Wiltshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 23.6% to 99.6%. The middle area is 83.9%. Chippenham North is 95.8%.
95.8%13th highest

Is Chippenham North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chippenham North at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chippenham North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (218), anti-social behaviour (101) and other crime (69).

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.

Figures for the whole of Wiltshire

These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Chippenham North alone. See Wiltshire

Average house price
£328,746
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,811
151st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.6
72nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chippenham North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chippenham North was £310,000 in 2025.

Chippenham North had 9,709 usual residents at the census.

About 70% of people in Chippenham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chippenham North, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.