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Blunsdon St Andrew

Blunsdon St Andrew is a village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 10 restaurants and cafés, along with 32 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Taw Valley Halt, 3.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 141 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blunsdon St Andrew area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Swindon area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 233,411 residents at roughly 1,014 people per km².

Council
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Constituency
North Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 145th of 294 English council areas — better than 51% of them.

Low crime58
Home affordability69
Affordable rents61
Good schools29
Life expectancy45
Low deprivation54
Employment45
Low council tax51

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CCloudy

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 18% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:31

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

137 reported · July 2026 27% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences53
  • Anti-social behaviour35
  • Other theft14
  • Public order12

8 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: St Andrews · Wiltshire

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial behaviour (ASB) concerns
  • Escooters and bikes

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

238 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 204 rated 4–5 ★ (184 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Taw Valley Halt (3.2 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Swindon (4.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£265,666 average 4.4% YoY

Across Swindon · to 2026-06

Detached£471,038
Semi-detached£294,970
Terraced£236,276
Flat£154,956

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (1.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (1.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

76 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Harvester Swindon (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches25
  • Playgrounds26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,625
B £1,896
C £2,167
D £2,438
E £2,980
F £3,522
G £4,064
H £4,876

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Abbey Park SchoolGood
  • Great Western AcademyGood
  • Kingsdown SchoolGood
  • Lawn Manor AcademyGood
  • The Dorcan AcademyGood
  • The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeGood
  • Highworth Warneford SchoolRequires improvement
  • UTC SwindonRequires improvement
  • The Deanery CofE AcademyInadequate
  • Lydiard Park Academy
  • Nova Hreod Academy
  • St Joseph's Catholic College
  • The Commonweal School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swindon

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

202 applications decided

91.6% granted · 185 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 19
  • Con 23
  • LD 1
  • Ref 14

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swindon North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Abbey Stadium (Swindon) · 0.6 km

    Abbey Stadium is a closed greyhound racing and speedway track in Swindon, England, adjacent to the civil parish of Blunsdon.

  • Blunsdon · 0.8 km

    Blunsdon is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its southern boundary. Its main settlement is the village of Broa…

  • Priory Vale · 1.6 km

    Priory Vale is a community in the north of the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, which comprises the urban villages of Redhouse, Oakhurst and Haydon End. Although not strictly part of Priory Vale, the nearby villag…

  • Nova Hreod Academy · 1.8 km

    Nova Hreod Academy is a mixed secondary school with academy status, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 16.

  • St Andrews, Swindon · 2.1 km

    St Andrews is a civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 31⁄2 miles north-northwest of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its northeastern boundary. It is centred on the village of Blunsdo…

  • Kingsdown School · 2.2 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'.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blunsdon St Andrew?
Blunsdon St Andrew is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Swindon local authority.
How deprived is Blunsdon St Andrew?
The Swindon local authority, which includes Blunsdon St Andrew, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.