Swindon (Swindon)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 31% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:36

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

741 reported · August 2026▲ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences248
• Anti-social behaviour184
• Shoplifting81
• Public order56

33 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Swindon Town Centre · Wiltshire

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

401 reported road collisions (2025)

65 killed or seriously injured · 511 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 419 rated 4–5 ★ (352 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Swindon (0.7 km)
• 100 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£263,685 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Swindon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,096 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY

• 1 bed £820
• 2 bed £987
• 3 bed £1,218

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

3,135 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (4.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

80 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Premier Inn Swindon Temple Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms11
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches78
• Playgrounds22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Businesses to vote on new Business improvement District for Swindon· 3 Nov 2026
• Road camera trial to begin across Swindon· 2 Nov 2026
• Lydiard apples turned into new preserves· 30 Oct 2026
• Government confirms mayoral strategic authority for the Thames Valley· 28 Oct 2026
• Experience the magic of Christmas at Lydiard Park· 27 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,172
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,055
• Net moves+117

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 180 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 36,105 pupils

66 primary · 13 secondary · 13 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swindon

188 CQC-registered services

• Care homes47
• GP practices24
• Dentists41
• Homecare agencies58
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Swindon

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

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

200 applications decided

94.5% granted · 189 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Heidi Alexander

Labour

Swindon South

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 19
• Con 23
• LD 1
• Ref 13
• Oth 1

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

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics13
• Pharmacies8
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens65
• Restaurants & cafés229

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2,072 jobs advertised · £40,156 avg

e.g. HGV - Class 1 Driver - Swindon, Superflex Roadside Patrol, Superflex Roadside 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

26% low-carbon electricity

Gas 73% · Wind 14% · Biomass 6% · Nuclear 5%

294 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

12 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in SN1

• Old Town Surgery
• Whalebridge Practice
• Victoria Cross Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swindon South:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases328 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients250 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND168 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth163 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants143 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Swindon South · 0.3 km

  Swindon South is a constituency in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Heidi Alexander of the Labour Party. Alexander had previously been MP for Le…

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  Swindon North · 0.3 km

  Swindon North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Will Stone, a Labour politician.

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  Wyvern Theatre · 0.3 km

  The Wyvern Theatre is a 635-seat indoor auditorium in Swindon, England, opened in September 1971. It is owned by Swindon Borough Council and operated by Trafalgar Entertainment.

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  Swindon Law Courts · 0.3 km

  Swindon Law Courts, also known as Swindon Combined Court Centre, is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Islington Street, Swindon, Eng…

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  Victorian Turkish baths, Swindon · 0.3 km

  Victorian Turkish baths have existed in Swindon, England since 1868 and persist as the longest surviving Victorian Turkish baths establishment, not only in the British Isles, but also in the world.

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  Health Hydro · 0.3 km

  Health Hydro is a Grade II* Listed building in Milton Road, Swindon, in the United Kingdom. During its lifetime it has housed large and small swimming pools, a dispensary, medical facilities, wash baths and Victorian…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)