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Highworth

Highworth is a town in Wiltshire, England, with a population of around 7,886. It has 1 pharmacy, 2 parks & greens, and 7 restaurants and cafés, along with 21 bus stops. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Highworth 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°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:30

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

35 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Other theft6
  • Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Highworth · Wiltshire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Highworth

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

48 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 44 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Swindon (9.1 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 (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Aldi Highworth (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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
  • 100 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

Your MP

Will Stone

Labour

Swindon North

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens23
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised · £28,663 avg

e.g. Senior Social Care Worker, Trainee Driving Instructor - Highworth, Wiltshire, England, Primary, Secondary and SEND Supply Teachers

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

50% low-carbon electricity

Wind 28% · Gas 26% · Imports 24% · Biomass 16%

137 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

  • Highworth · 0.2 km

    Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Swindon town centre. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 8,258. The town is notable for its Quee…

  • Highworth railway station · 0.5 km

    Highworth railway station served the town of Highworth, Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1962 on the Highworth branch line.

  • Highworth Town F.C. · 0.6 km

    Highworth Town Football Club is a football club based in Highworth, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division and play at the Elms Recreation Ground

  • Highworth Warneford School · 0.7 km

    Highworth Warneford School is a coeducational secondary school in the small town of Highworth, north of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

  • Highworth Rural District · 1.9 km

    Highworth Rural District was a rural district in the county of Wiltshire, England. It lay to the north and east of the town and municipal borough of Swindon.

  • Hannington railway station · 2.0 km

    Hannington railway station is a former railway station near Hannington, in Wiltshire, England on the Highworth Branch Line from Swindon.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Highworth?
Highworth is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Swindon local authority.
What is the population of Highworth?
Highworth has an approximate settlement population of 7,886.
How deprived is Highworth?
The Swindon local authority, which includes Highworth, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.