Swindon (Swindon)

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 16° · 93% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:28

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

611 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences210
• Anti-social behaviour147
• Shoplifting64
• Public order57

66 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Swindon Town Centre · 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

• 413 rated 4–5 ★ (342 top)
• 15 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

£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: 166.7p · Asda (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (4.4 km)

10 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)

• 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

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
• 164 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

Heidi Alexander

Labour

Swindon South

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 19
• Con 23
• LD 1
• Ref 14

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,638 jobs advertised · £38,052 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Roadside Technician - Swindon, Roadside Rescue Mechanic

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

33% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Imports 27% · Solar 22% · Biomass 6%

182 gCO₂/kWh · 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Swindon South:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership394 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s369 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases327 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership312 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

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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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  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…

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  Swindon Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Swindon Town Hall is a former municipal building in Swindon, England which was built in 1891 to be a centrepiece of New Swindon. It is currently used by Swindon Dance, a national dance agency. It is a Grade II listed…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)