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Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock

Middle area

North west Wiltshire. 14,708 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 46% of people in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£368,000
Joint 2,365th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
13,531
61st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
46%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock at a rate of 52.5 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 offences302
Anti-social behaviour146
Other crime124
Criminal damage and arson68
Shoplifting47
Vehicle crime31
Burglary24
Drug offences24
Theft from the person4
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock compares

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Corsham, Bowden Hill & LacockMiddle
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. Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock is £368,000.
£368,00023rd most expensive
Population64 middle areas, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wiltshire64 areas from 5,038 to 13,999. The middle area is 7,646. Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock is 13,531.
13,5312nd 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%. Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock is 46.0%.
46%28th 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%. Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock is 89.1%.
89.1%26th highest

Is Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock at a rate of 52.5 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, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), anti-social behaviour (146) and other crime (124).

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 Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock alone. See Wiltshire

Average house price
£328,102
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock in brief

The median price paid for a home in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock was £368,000 in 2025.

Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock had 13,531 usual residents at the census.

About 46% of people in Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.