Swindon

14°CMist

• Today: 21° / 13° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:33

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

196 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences79
• Anti-social behaviour29
• Shoplifting24
• Criminal damage & arson16

Neighbourhood team: Lower Stratton · Wiltshire

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

382 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 474 casualties · 16.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 408 rated 4–5 ★ (349 top)
• 14 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Swindon (2.3 km)
• 49 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£265,666 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Swindon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,090 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £816
• 2 bed £982
• 3 bed £1,212

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (3.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (3.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

78 charging locations within ~8 km

• 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Pure Offices Kembrey Park (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres9
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches41
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Reminder that support is available with Swindon above national average for preventing homelessness· 9 Sept 2026
• Discover the best of STEAM at the Golden Age Festival· 8 Sept 2026
• Swindon cements reputation as UK’s autonomous systems powerhouse· 7 Sept 2026
• Discover an exciting autumn of events at Lydiard Park· 4 Sept 2026
• Magic of the night sky to come alive in town centre· 2 Sept 2026

Source: Swindon Council

233,411 residents in Swindon · 1,014/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 171 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 102,300)

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

92 schools · 36,792 pupils

66 primary · 13 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 38 of 46 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

88inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swindon

187 CQC-registered services

• Care homes46
• GP practices24
• Dentists40
• Homecare agencies59
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Swindon

• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

202 applications decided

91.6% granted · 185 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 19
• Con 23
• LD 1
• Ref 14

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

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens16
• Restaurants & cafés60

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,590 jobs advertised · £36,997 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

£758 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,956 disposable income per head (2024)

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

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 105,699 certificates

7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 61.5 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swindon North:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s380 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership371 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases360 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office342 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients331 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  School Library Association · 0.5 km

  The School Library Association (SLA) is an independent organization in the United Kingdom which promotes libraries and literacy in schools. The SLA was founded in 1937 and is based at Kembrey Park in north-eastern Swi…

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  Stratton St Margaret · 0.9 km

  Stratton St Margaret is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The parish covers north-eastern suburbs of Swindon including Stratton St Margaret itself, along with Upper Stratton, Lower Stratton…

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  Stratton railway station · 1.1 km

  Stratton railway station served the village of Stratton St Margaret, in the historic county of Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1953 on the Highworth branch line.

• Stratton Park Halt railway station · 1.4 km

  Stratton Park Halt served the community of Stratton St Margaret, now part of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the main Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol which opened aro…

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  Kingsdown School · 1.5 km

  Kingsdown School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. In its February 2020 Ofsted report, it was rated 'Good'.

• St Joseph's Catholic College · 1.6 km

  St. Joseph's Catholic College is a secondary school in Swindon, England. The school opened in 1958 and was the town's first Catholic school, offering education to students aged 11 to 16. Today it remains the only Roma…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)