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Swindon 008A

Neighbourhood

Central Swindon. 2,177 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Swindon 008A is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
11.3
Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£476,000
Joint 5,449th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,930
Joint 6,584th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Swindon 008A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Swindon 008AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 2.0 to 61.5. The middle area is 12.2. Swindon 008A is 11.3.
11.364th least deprived
Median sale price130 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Swindon130 areas from £151,000 to £476,000. The middle area is £280,000. Swindon 008A is £476,000.
£476,000most expensive
Population140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 1,085 to 3,155. The middle area is 1,592. Swindon 008A is 1,930.
1,93025th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 63.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.8%. Swindon 008A is 81.5%.
81.5%6th lowest

Is Swindon 008A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swindon 008A at a rate of 145.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swindon 008A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (121), other crime (93) and criminal damage and arson (33).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Swindon

These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Swindon and not Swindon 008A alone. See Swindon

Average house price
£263,611
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,900
163rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
245,286
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Swindon 008A in brief

Swindon 008A has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Swindon 008A was £476,000 in 2025.

Swindon 008A had 1,930 usual residents at the census.

In Swindon 008A, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.