Liddington
Liddington is a village in Wiltshire, England. It has 8 bus stops and Lakeside railway station 3.1 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Liddington 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 145th of 294 English council areas — better than 51% of them.
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
21°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 11° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
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
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
4 stop & searches · mostly evidence of offences under the act
Neighbourhood team: Ridgeway Villages · Wiltshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Coronation Road
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Comet Way
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
50 food businesses within 2 miles
- 45 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lakeside (3.1 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Swindon (7.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£265,666 average▲ 4.4% YoY
Across Swindon · to 2026-06
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 (10.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.2 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
47 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Badbury Park Primary School Staff Car Park (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- New play space created for Crowdys Hill School· 11 Sept 2026
- 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
Source: Swindon Council
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)
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
- In a conservation area (Liddington)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 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
Danny Kruger
Reform UK
East Wiltshire
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,695 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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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
70% low-carbon electricity
Solar 32% · Wind 31% · Imports 18% · Gas 11%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 East Wiltshire:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces1,092 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases498 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership431 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Liddington · 0.1 kmLiddington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England. The village is about a mile beyond the south-east edge of Swindon's built-up area, close to junction 15 of the M4 motorway, which is approxi…
St Andrew's Church, Wanborough · 1.1 kmSt Andrew's Church is in the village of Wanborough in north Wiltshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Bristol, one of only three churches in England to have both a western tower and…
Wanborough, Wiltshire · 1.4 kmWanborough is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Swindon town centre. The settlement along the High Street is Lower Wan…
- RAF Wanborough · 1.5 km
Royal Air Force Wanborough or more simply RAF Wanborough is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield near Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
Badbury, Wiltshire · 1.5 kmBadbury is a hamlet in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It lies close to the M4 motorway, approximately 800 metres (0.50 mi) south-east of the edge of the Swindon urban area and 4 miles (6 km) from the cent…
Liddington Castle · 1.7 kmLiddington Castle, locally called Liddington Camp, is a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Liddington parish in the English county of Wiltshire, and a scheduled monument.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liddington?
- Liddington is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Swindon local authority.
- How deprived is Liddington?
- The Swindon local authority, which includes Liddington, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.