Bothwell Close Chippenham, Wiltshire
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (SN15), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44201805.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £445,000 across 12 sales.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, John Coles Park, is about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 88 to 94 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hathaway Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | £445,000 | £312,500 | £545,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2024 | 14 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £500,000 | New build. |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 10 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £380,000 | New build. |
| 7 Jun 2024 | 12 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £545,000 | New build. |
| 7 Jun 2024 | 11 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £522,500 | New build. |
| 7 Jun 2024 | 4 SN15 1FZ | Terraced | £312,500 | New build. |
| 31 May 2024 | 5 SN15 1FZ | Terraced | £323,000 | New build. |
| 30 May 2024 | 6 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £490,000 | New build. |
| 23 May 2024 | 7 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £540,000 | New build. |
| 10 May 2024 | 9 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £400,000 | New build. |
| 3 May 2024 | 8 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £533,000 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 2 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £380,000 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 3 SN15 1FZ | Terraced | £340,927 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 1 SN15 1FZ | Detached | £495,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2024 (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (32% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 47 Hill Corner Road, Chippenham, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 47 Hill Corner Road, Chippenham: up to 12 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Pew Hill House, Pew Hill, Chippenham: up to 9 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 88 m and 94 m above sea level (92 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN15 1FZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN15 1GD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clutterbuck Close Chippenham | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chippenham | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sadlers Mead Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 42.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hathaway Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vocare Banes Swindon And Wiltshire | 260 m |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Broomfield, Broomfield Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | John Coles Park 6.0 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,460 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hardenhuish House (Chippenham Grammar School), a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hardenhuish House (Chippenham Grammar School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| David Ricardo Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Roman site at Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bird's Marsh | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) north |
| The Grove | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Dog Kennel Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Gorse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| The Lawns | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 380 m | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hardenhuish School | Secondary | 11–18 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sheldon School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wiltshire College and University Centre | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Redland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Monkton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco's Deli & Catering SN15 1BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| United Response SN15 1RQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Co-operative Stop & Shop SN15 1AG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Tale of Spice | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (wiltshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Eddolls Lane · Clutterbuck Close · Rose Drive · Vines Close · Holloway Grove · Harvey Avenue · Gainey Gardens · Couzens Close · Witts Grove · Scott-Ashe Close · Gainey Gardens · Bull Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.