Wroughton

17°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:31

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

39 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences15
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Public order4

4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Wroughton · 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)

81 food businesses within 2 miles

• 72 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lakeside (4.2 km)
• 33 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 (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (8.2 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches23
• Playgrounds9

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
• 51 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

Danny Kruger

Reform UK

East Wiltshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 19
• Con 23
• LD 1
• Ref 14

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

23 jobs advertised · £46,779 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

60% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Gas 25% · Biomass 15% · Imports 15%

125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 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

• 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.

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  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.

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  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…

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  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)