Swindon
Local authority in South West · 140 neighbourhoods
Areas
27 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Roughmoor · SN54 neighbourhoods£3,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Freshbrook North & Grange Park · SN54 neighbourhoods£3,810 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · SN258 neighbourhoods£3,780 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westlea & Shaw · SN54 neighbourhoods£3,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Groundwell & Abbey Meads · SN256 neighbourhoods£3,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · SN47 neighbourhoods£3,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lower Stratton · SN36 neighbourhoods£3,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Covingham · SN36 neighbourhoods£3,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Haydon Wick · SN255 neighbourhoods£3,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Highworth · SN66 neighbourhoods£3,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,350 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £152k · Terraced £243k · Semi £293k · Detached £423k
- Neighbourhoods
- 140
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 65.6 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
80 state schools- Primary
- 66
- Secondary
- 14
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £50,900 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 14% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 24% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Swindon safe?
Police recorded about 65.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Swindon?
Homes sold for a typical £3,350 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £235,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Swindon?
There are 66 state primary and 14 state secondary schools inside Swindon's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Swindon a deprived area?
14% of Swindon's 140 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 24% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.