Cotswold vs Swindon

A side-by-side comparison of the Cotswold and Swindonlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Swindon is the more populous; council tax is lower in Cotswold; Cotswold has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Cotswold	Swindon
Population	90,833	233,411
Density	78/km²	1,014/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	9% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,392	£2,438
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	83%
Aged under 16	16%	20%
Aged 16–64	58%	64%
Aged 65+	26%	16%

Cotswold council area →Swindon council area →