Chippenham Pewsham

Wiltshire · South West · population 6,637 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #444 of 6,856 in England
  • #38 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 64 in Wiltshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,707
Median age (est.)43
Density1,507per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above34%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 33%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 7%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 11%
One person 28%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chippenham Pewsham is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 64 in Wiltshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Education (72). Typical homes here, about £287,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 94 sales), 10% below the wider Wiltshire median of £320,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #289 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,259 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 83 · #1,177
Employment 81 · #1,321
Education 72 · #1,897
Health 75 · #1,732
Crime 97 · #197
Housing & access 81 · #1,294
Living environment 98 · #108

House prices ?

£287,500median (12m) · +22.6% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£287,50094+22.6%+26.4%
Detached£414,00032+3.5%+24.6%
Semi-detached£282,00031+20.8%+27.0%
Terraced£215,00027-2.3%+7.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£287,500
Wiltshire£320,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,259±£6,074 · #2,505 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,449
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 155 offences
Wiltshire50
South West71
England83

Rank #108 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences106
Theft17
Burglary1
Vehicle crime3
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons9
Drugs1
Robbery0
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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