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Wroughton

Wroughton is a town in Wiltshire, England, with a population of around 6,474. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 1 restaurant or café, along with 34 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Lakeside, 3.8 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wroughton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Swindon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 233,411 residents at roughly 1,014 people per km².

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

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 143rd of 294 English council areas — better than 51% of them.

Low crime58
Home affordability69
Affordable rents61
Good schools28
Life expectancy42
Low deprivation61
Employment44
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

7°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:33

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

23 reported · August 2026▼ 36% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Wroughton · Wiltshire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour in Comet Way and Coronation Road

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 73 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lakeside (4.2 km)
  • 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Swindon (4.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£263,685 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Swindon · to 2026-08

Detached£467,900
Semi-detached£292,213
Terraced£234,627
Flat£153,968

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (8.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (8.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

70 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: The Wichel Inn (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches23
  • Playgrounds9

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

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

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 · 36,105 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)

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

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

200 applications decided

94.5% granted · 189 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Danny Kruger

Reform UK

East Wiltshire

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies2
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £49,599 avg

e.g. Veterinary Surgeon - Swindon, Bank Housekeeper, Catering Assistant

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

Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%

200 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

Health services

7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SN4

  • Ridgeway View Family Practice
  • Tinkers Lane Surgery
  • New Court Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Wiltshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College · 0.7 km

    The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Wroughton, near Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.

  • Prospect Hospice · 0.8 km

    The Prospect Hospice is a charity based in Swindon established in 1980 providing palliative care.

  • Clout's Wood · 1.2 km

    Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.

  • Wroughton · 1.5 km

    Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Located between the M4 motorway and the edge of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, it lies about 2.5 miles (4 km) so…

  • Science and Innovation Park · 1.8 km

    The Science and Innovation Park (SIP) is a research and cultural site at Wroughton, near Swindon, England. Part of the Science Museum Group, the 545 acres (221 ha) Park hosts a range of research and development activi…

  • RAF Wroughton · 2.0 km

    RAF Wroughton is a former Royal Air Force station near Wroughton, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Swindon. Ministry of Defence aviation activity ceased in 1972. The airfield now belongs to the Sci…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wroughton?
Wroughton is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Swindon local authority.
What is the population of Wroughton?
Wroughton has an approximate settlement population of 6,474.
How deprived is Wroughton?
The Swindon local authority, which includes Wroughton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.