Property market | £301,952 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Bristol (43.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 92.5mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 81.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 18.5% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 302 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 290 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Swindon level) | |
Community | Median age is 40.1 | Population of 209,156 | Happiness is Below Average for Wiltshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Swindon) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (27 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (30 mins) - Paddington (52 mins) - Cardiff Central (70 mins) | |
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£301,952 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Bristol (43.4 miles) | |
92.5mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 40.1 | 209,156 | Happiness is Below Average for Wiltshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 302 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 290 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Swindon level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Swindon) | |
- Reading (27 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (30 mins) - Paddington (52 mins) - Cardiff Central (70 mins) | |
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Swindon has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Coate BP, Morrisons Liden Swindon, Tesco Swindon Liden Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Calley Arms, Spotted Cow, The Sun Inn. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Richard Jefferies Museum, Sandstorm, Serco Health, Serco Health (C/O SWICC). We found one nearby cafe: Coate Water Cafe. Swindon has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Swindon has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £487,877, which is up 3.0% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £301,952 (up 1.0% on last year) , a terraced house £235,743 (down -0.4% on last year) and a flat £159,925. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £736 per month. Property prices in Swindon are similar to the average property prices across Wiltshire and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Swindon, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Wiltshire region.
Property data is based on Swindon level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Swindon, or click here to browse the longer list of Swindon property transactions from 2023.
Swindon has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Badbury Park Primary School (Academy) which is a primary school based in Rainscombe Road, Swindon. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Lawn Primary | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
OakTree Nursery and Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Eldene Nursery and Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
The Chalet School | Primary Academy special sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Badbury Park Primary School | Primary Free schools - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/9/2022) | 54 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon |
Lawn Primary Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/5/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon | |
OakTree Nursery and Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/27/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon | |
Eldene Nursery and Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/30/2022) | 17 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon |
The Chalet School Save school | Primary Academy special sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (4/5/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon | |
Badbury Park Primary School Save school | Primary Free schools - Mixed | NULL (NULL) | Ofsted Report Link | Swindon |
School | Type |
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Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/9/2022) 54 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Lawn Primary Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/5/2012) |
OakTree Nursery and Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/27/2014) |
Eldene Nursery and Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/30/2022) 17 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
The Chalet School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (4/5/2017) |
Badbury Park Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - NULL (NULL) |
Station | Distance from Swindon | Commute options |
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Swindon (Wilts) A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Reading (2 change(s) - 35 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 39 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (2 change(s) - 64 mins - Great Western Railway - £1013 monthly fare) View details - Cardiff Central (93 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 111 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 173 mins - South Western Railway - £1013 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Swindon) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Swindon residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 81.5% | 81.7% |
Asian | 11.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 2.8% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.6% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.5% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South Swindon consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.2% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 8.8% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.0% | 302 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.6% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.6% | |
Routine occupations | 16.2% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.8% | 290 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Wiltshire is average (63mbps). Swindon is faster than this, with average download speeds of 92.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South Swindon level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 92.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 90.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.7% |
Crime stats were found at the Swindon level:
Type | Swindon | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 74 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 31 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Swindon.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Thames | River Cole | River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook for the East Swindon and South Marston areas down to above Buscot Wick |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Swindon, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £301,952 Detached: £487,877 | 74 | Primary: 6Secondary: | 13.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Grittleton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: | 17.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 15.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dinton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lacock, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 15.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Ramsbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 17.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Salisbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 21Secondary: 11 | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Sherston, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 17.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Stourton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Tisbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Castle Combe, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: | 17.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Avebury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Swindon, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £301,952 Detached: £487,877 | 74 | Primary: 6Secondary: |
Grittleton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: |
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Dinton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Lacock, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Ramsbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Salisbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 21Secondary: 11 |
Sherston, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stourton, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Tisbury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Castle Combe, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: |
Avebury, Wiltshire Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £335,126 Detached: £532,782 | 51 | Primary: Secondary: |
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