Drake Crescent, Chippenham house prices are built from 107 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 28 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £180,000. Across the 5 years from 1998 to 2003 the median moved +111.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +92.6%.
Median price paid
£180,000
Change in cash, 1998–2003
+111.3%
Change in real terms
+92.6%
Median per m²
£1,822
HM Land Registry107 sales15 with floor areaLatest sale 28 Jan 2026
Section 01
How Drake Crescent, Chippenham prices moved
The chart tracks the median Drake Crescent, Chippenham house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2003. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £106,475 | £236,425 |
| 2000s | 4 | £183,000 | £333,372 |
The highest yearly median on record for Drake Crescent, Chippenham is £225,000 in 2003; the lowest is £106,475 in 1998. Across the full 6-year record the cash median has moved from £106,475 to £225,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £220,779, so the real change over the whole record is +92.6% — about +14.01% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +111.3% in cash against +92.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 28 Jan 2026 | Detached | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 31 | 31 Oct 2025 | Detached | £430,000 | £439,348 |
| 15 | 12 Dec 2024 | Detached | £412,000 | £433,522 |
| 18a | 15 Nov 2024 | Detached | £465,000 | £489,291 |
| 20a | 18 Jul 2022 | Detached | £465,000 | £538,743 |
| 7 | 18 Mar 2022 | Detached | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 8 | 30 Sep 2021 | Detached | £390,000 | £492,742 |
| 42 | 8 Jan 2021 | Detached | £415,000 | £524,328 |
| 17 | 22 Mar 2019 | Detached | £441,500 | £577,472 |
| 22a | 14 Sep 2018 | Detached | £350,000 | £466,446 |
| 53 | 10 Aug 2018 | Detached | £327,000 | £435,794 |
| 36 | 2 May 2018 | Detached | £400,000 | £533,081 |
| 2 | 8 Dec 2017 | Detached | £315,000 | £428,716 |
| 57 | 17 Nov 2017 | Detached | £375,000 | £510,376 |
| 20 | 28 Jul 2017 | Detached | £365,000 | £496,766 |
| 6 | 28 Sep 2016 | Detached | £360,000 | £502,574 |
| 22a | 13 May 2016 | Detached | £333,000 | £464,881 |
| 40 | 29 Jul 2015 | Detached | £360,000 | £507,600 |
| 34 | 19 Jun 2015 | Detached | £280,000 | £394,800 |
| 42 | 8 Aug 2014 | Detached | £304,500 | £436,770 |
| 20 | 6 Jun 2014 | Detached | £280,000 | £401,628 |
| 2 | 23 Aug 2013 | Detached | £249,950 | £364,457 |
| 5 | 7 Dec 2012 | Detached | £365,000 | £545,180 |
| 40 | 8 Aug 2012 | Detached | £300,000 | £448,093 |
| 28 | 7 Jun 2012 | Detached | £262,500 | £392,082 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Drake Crescent, Chippenham values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Drake Crescent | £250,000 (1999) | £430,000 (2026) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| 31 Drake Crescent | £113,000 (1999) | £430,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| 15 Drake Crescent | £105,500 (1998) | £412,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 18A Drake Crescent | £175,000 (2000) | £465,000 (2024) | +4.2% | +1.4% |
| 20A Drake Crescent | £175,000 (2000) | £465,000 (2022) | +4.5% | +2.0% |
| 7 Drake Crescent | £92,000 (1997) | £350,000 (2022) | +5.5% | +3.0% |
| 8 Drake Crescent | £95,750 (1998) | £390,000 (2021) | +6.3% | +4.0% |
| 42 Drake Crescent | £154,000 (2000) | £415,000 (2021) | +4.8% | +2.6% |
| 17 Drake Crescent | £130,000 (1998) | £441,500 (2019) | +6.0% | +3.7% |
| 22A Drake Crescent | £163,500 (2000) | £350,000 (2018) | +4.3% | +2.0% |
| 53 Drake Crescent | £129,500 (2000) | £327,000 (2018) | +5.3% | +2.9% |
| 36 Drake Crescent | £131,000 (1999) | £400,000 (2018) | +6.1% | +3.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Drake Crescent, Chippenham is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 104 | 97.2% | £176,000 | £51,000 – £465,000 |
| Semi-detached | 3 | 2.8% | £194,000 | £140,000 – £249,250 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Drake Crescent, Chippenham
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 107 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 107 | 100.0% | £180,000 |
| New build | 47 | 43.9% | £139,950 |
| Existing home | 60 | 56.1% | £256,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -45.4%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Drake Crescent, Chippenham
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across South Gloucestershire, 50.8% of 126,623 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.6% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2,160 | 1.7% |
| B | 21,642 | 17.1% |
| C | 40,564 | 32.0% |
| D | 42,314 | 33.4% |
| E | 15,423 | 12.2% |
| F | 3,640 | 2.9% |
| G | 880 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in South Gloucestershire at £1,454 a month as of Jun 2026 — £992 for a one-bedroom home and £1,543 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £180,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 9.69% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of SN14, 1 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 0 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 0 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 100.0 times quieter.
Against the 290,424 residents the 2021 census counted in South Gloucestershire, that is 0.00 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Drake Crescent, Chippenham
The 2021 census counted 290,424 residents in South Gloucestershire across 118,101 households. 73.4% of those households own their home and 26.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
13 state and independent schools have a SN14 postcode: 11 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardenhuish School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,519 |
| Sheldon School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,467 |
| Queen's Crescent School | Primary | Academy converter | 411 |
| Redland Primary School | Primary | Community school | 291 |
| Colerne CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 212 |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 185 |
| By Brook Valley CofE Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 179 |
| Frogwell Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 159 |
| Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 131 |
| Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 127 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chippenham Rail Station | Rail | 5.9 km |
| Melksham Rail Station | Rail | 11.2 km |
| Bradford-on-Avon Rail Station | Rail | 15.0 km |
| Bath Spa Rail Station | Rail | 15.4 km |
Section 09
How Drake Crescent, Chippenham compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Drake Crescent, Chippenham sits above that national figure — +14.3%.
Within Chippenham the street ranks 507 of 873 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £178,000 (+1.1%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,822 per square metre, across 15 of the 107 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £51,000 to £465,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Drake Crescent, Chippenham sits in South Gloucestershire, in the South West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in South Gloucestershire at 8.0 times median local earnings of £42,267 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£311,250 median
- The Street£300,000 median
- Celandine Way£112,000 median
- Cheltenham Drive£110,000 median
- Sheldon Road£160,000 median
- Sutherland Crescent£165,000 median
- Curlew Drive£196,995 median
- Sandown Drive£162,500 median
- Barley Leaze£145,000 median
- Pinewood Way£114,750 median
- Audley Road£151,000 median
- Derriads Lane£194,500 median
- Warwick Close£85,000 median
- Parliament Street£153,750 median
- Kingham Close£119,248 median
- Ladyfield Road£150,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 20 Drake Crescent4 sales
- 31 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 18A Drake Crescent3 sales
- 7 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 8 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 42 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 17 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 22A Drake Crescent3 sales
- 36 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 2 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 57 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 6 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 40 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 28 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 24 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 1 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 35 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 16 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 3 Drake Crescent3 sales
- 39 Drake Crescent2 sales
- 15 Drake Crescent2 sales
- 20A Drake Crescent2 sales
- 53 Drake Crescent2 sales
- 34 Drake Crescent2 sales
Back to Chippenham house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Drake Crescent, Chippenham?
The median price paid in Drake Crescent, Chippenham across every sale on the register is £180,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Drake Crescent, Chippenham?
107 sales are on record for Drake Crescent, Chippenham, the most recent completing on 28 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Drake Crescent, Chippenham house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +111.3% between 1998 and 2003. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +92.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Drake Crescent, Chippenham house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £225,000, set in 2003. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Drake Crescent, Chippenham?
£1,822 per square metre, from the 15 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 28 Jan 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Drake Crescent, Chippenham house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.