Sunbeam Drive Chippenham, Wiltshire
25 addresses across 1 postcode (SN15), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44201874.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £440,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 21).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hilltop Park, is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rowden Surgery, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 37 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2023 | 8 | £400,000 | £135,000 | £587,000 |
| 2022 | 15 | £411,000 | £106,000 | £555,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | 36 SN15 2FR | Detached | £440,000 | New build. |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 32 SN15 2FR | Detached | £400,000 | New build. |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 34 SN15 2FR | Detached | £400,000 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 6 SN15 2FR | Detached | £465,000 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2023 | 26 SN15 2FR | Detached | £400,000 | New build. |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 1 SN15 2FR | Detached | £587,000 | New build. |
| 24 Aug 2023 | 56 SN15 2FR | Detached | £385,000 | New build. |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 3 SN15 2FR | Detached | £460,000 | New build. |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 29 SN15 2FR | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Nov 2022 | 28 SN15 2FR | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 30 SN15 2FR | Detached | £575,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 22 SN15 2FR | Detached | £550,000 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 24 SN15 2FR | Detached | £349,000 | New build. |
| 12 Sep 2022 | 38 SN15 2FR | Other | £1,274,961 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 54 SN15 2FR | Flat or maisonette | £420,000 | New build. |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 9 SN15 2FR | Terraced | £106,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 52 SN15 2FR | Detached | £349,000 | New build. |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 17 SN15 2FR | Other | £675,743 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 35 SN15 2FR | Detached | £435,000 | New build. |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 31 SN15 2FR | Other | £379,947 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 2 SN15 2FR | Detached | £404,000 | New build. |
| 28 Feb 2022 | 4 SN15 2FR | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 8 SN15 2FR | Detached | £425,000 | New build. |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 12 SN15 2FR | Detached | £408,000 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2022 | 14 SN15 2FR | Detached | £411,000 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2022 | 10 SN15 2FR | Detached | £405,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 16 SN15 2FR | Detached | £555,000 | New build. |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 18 SN15 2FR | Detached | £415,000 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 20 SN15 2FR | Detached | £395,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, semi-detached (3); Flat (2). Built: 2022 (17); 2021 (4).
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 C (40% of about 1,470 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)
- The Embankment Site, Bath Road, Chippenham, permissioned (600 m (0.4 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 51 m and 61 m above sea level (56 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN15 2FR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sunbeam Drive Chippenham | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chippenham | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Sadlers Mead Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bath Road Retail Park | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowden Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowden Hill Pharmacy | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dac - Chippenham | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Pheasant Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hilltop Park 6.6 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,150 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rowden Farmhouse With Barn, Outbuildings and Gatepiers Attached, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rowden Farmhouse With Barn, Outbuildings and Gatepiers Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Moated Site and Fishponds east of Rowden Manor | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Sheldon Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Mortimores Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Pewsham Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Westmead New Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Vincients Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Corsham Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
9 of the street's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Queen's Crescent School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Frogwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 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 |
| Redland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 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 |
| Charter Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasant Inn SN14 0AE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Rowden Arms SN15 2AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near B4643 (37).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- SN15 2FR: 25 addresses of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Dorset Drive · Dartmouth Close · B4643 · Kinswear Close · Taunton Close · Hampshire Close · Somerset Close · Wiltshire Drive · Dorset Drive · Nunney Close · Cornwall Way · Pudding 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.