Bristol commuter townsChippenham
Wiltshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Chippenham: Bristol commute, house prices & costs
Chippenham is a commuter town in Wiltshire, around 25 minutes from Bristol by direct train from Chippenham (about average for the towns we track), with below-average prices at £318,000. It ranks #12 of 16 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
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Rightroute score
Lower half · #12 of 16
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Chippenham at a glance
Commute and cost
25 min
Train to Bristol
From Chippenham, matches the 16-town median.
Annual season ticket
No figure for this town yet.
£318k
Average house price
£318,000, 10% below the 16-town median.
£973
Average rent
A two-bed in Wiltshire, per month, 10% below the 16-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 47 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
798Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 13% below the 16-town median.
7.4
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
45
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 3% fewer than the 16-town median.
116
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 21% less than the 16-town median.
68
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 34% fewer than the 16-town median.
The commute from Chippenham
Direct trains from Chippenham take around 25 minutes into Bristol Temple Meads, running on Great Western Railway. That makes it #8 out of 16 towns for speed into Bristol.
We do not hold a season ticket price for Chippenham yet. The median across the 16 towns we track is £1,505 a year.
How Chippenham compares to the other 15 towns
| Metric | Chippenham | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Bristol | 25 min | 25 min | #8 |
| Annual season ticket | Not available | £1,505 of 1 | – |
| Average house price | £318,000 | £354,750 | #6 |
| Price to local earnings | 8.7x | 9.3x | #8 |
| Average rent (2 bed) | £973/mo | £1,079/mo | #4 |
| Rent to local earnings | 32% | 36% | #4 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 47 | 45.5 | #10 |
| Broadband speed | 798 Mb | 921 Mb | #12 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.4 | 7.5 | #10 |
Overall, Chippenham ranks #12 of 16 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Chippenham commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Chippenham to Bristol?
Direct trains from Chippenham take around 25 minutes to Bristol Temple Meads. Chippenham is served by Great Western Railway.
What is the average house price in Chippenham?
The average sold price in Chippenham is £318,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 10% below the median across the 16 Bristol commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Chippenham a safe place to live?
Chippenham scores 47 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other Bristol commuter towns.
Is Chippenham a good commuter town for Bristol?
Chippenham ranks #12 of 16 Bristol commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Rent is the average for a two-bed in the local authority, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026, refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.