Trowbridge

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• Today: 10° / 7° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:37

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

277 reported · August 2026▲ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences89
• Anti-social behaviour65
• Shoplifting50
• Criminal damage & arson23

14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Trowbridge Central · Wiltshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

1,027 reported road collisions (2025)

279 killed or seriously injured · 1,463 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

177 food businesses within 2 miles

• 139 rated 4–5 ★ (127 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Trowbridge (0.4 km)
• 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,102 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Wiltshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,082 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £749
• 2 bed £973
• 3 bed £1,220

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

6,957 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (0.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (0.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Instavolt Cradle Bridge Retail Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches41
• Playgrounds31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

510,333 residents in Wiltshire · 157/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,412
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK23,025
• Net moves+2,387

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 219 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,572 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 233,060)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

267 schools · 74,423 pupils

201 primary · 28 secondary · 38 other

Ofsted: 106 of 128 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

235 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wiltshire

512 CQC-registered services

• Care homes164
• GP practices61
• Dentists98
• Homecare agencies149
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Wiltshire

• In a conservation area (TROWBRIDGE)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 326 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

906 applications decided

92.6% granted · 839 granted, 67 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Andrew Murrison

Conservative

South West Wiltshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 38
• LD 42
• Ref 10
• Oth 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés35

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

24,985 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

509 jobs advertised · £41,202 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Wiltshire, Intervention Tutor, Superflex Roadside Patrol

Source: Adzuna

£751 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,404 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 241,404 certificates

9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 64% · Wind 17% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 8%

262 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63.7 women · 63.8 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in BA14

• Lovemead Group Practice
• Trowbridge Health Centre
• Gwh Lymphoedema Aqp

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Wiltshire:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks274 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth183 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND179 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately168 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Trowbridge · 0.1 km

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  The Shires Shopping Centre · 0.2 km

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  Trowbridge Town Hall · 0.2 km

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  Trowbridge Museum · 0.2 km

  Trowbridge Museum, in the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, is a centre for the history of West of England cloth production.

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  Wiltshire Council · 0.2 km

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