Swindon, in numbers

Average home prices reached £264,000 in Swindon.

Swindon council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Swindon’s railway heritage and renewed bus interchange are assets for a changing town centre. The borough also includes surrounding communities; proposed central redevelopment is kept separate from completed facilities and from housing support available across the borough.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Swindon council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £52,352 in August 1996; £263,611 in July 2026. 403.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £52,000 to £264,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £7,000 more per home (2.6% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Swindon council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	52,168
February 1995	52,149
March 1995	52,237
April 1995	52,308
May 1995	52,015
June 1995	51,737
July 1995	51,195
August 1995	51,143
September 1995	51,737
October 1995	52,436
November 1995	52,708
December 1995	52,098
January 1996	51,961
February 1996	51,571
March 1996	51,523
April 1996	50,925
May 1996	51,171
June 1996	51,586
July 1996	52,146
August 1996	52,352
September 1996	52,175
October 1996	52,572
November 1996	53,224
December 1996	53,524
January 1997	53,069
February 1997	52,524
March 1997	52,886
April 1997	53,357
May 1997	54,613
June 1997	55,260
July 1997	56,217
August 1997	56,042
September 1997	56,486
October 1997	56,596
November 1997	57,425
December 1997	58,401
January 1998	59,729
February 1998	60,511
March 1998	61,149
April 1998	61,546
May 1998	62,881
June 1998	62,791
July 1998	63,795
August 1998	64,298
September 1998	65,218
October 1998	65,430
November 1998	65,608
December 1998	66,516
January 1999	66,987
February 1999	66,840
March 1999	67,297
April 1999	68,307
May 1999	70,025
June 1999	70,599
July 1999	71,433
August 1999	72,424
September 1999	74,730
October 1999	77,069
November 1999	78,177
December 1999	80,199
January 2000	81,075
February 2000	84,108
March 2000	85,416
April 2000	88,533
May 2000	90,296
June 2000	91,485
July 2000	91,739
August 2000	92,001
September 2000	93,888
October 2000	94,290
November 2000	93,599
December 2000	91,166
January 2001	91,934
February 2001	93,863
March 2001	95,072
April 2001	95,220
May 2001	96,022
June 2001	97,906
July 2001	99,965
August 2001	102,377
September 2001	103,671
October 2001	105,313
November 2001	105,147
December 2001	107,131
January 2002	106,328
February 2002	107,429
March 2002	107,419
April 2002	108,565
May 2002	110,431
June 2002	112,697
July 2002	115,516
August 2002	117,459
September 2002	118,950
October 2002	122,661
November 2002	124,107
December 2002	127,806
January 2003	128,237
February 2003	132,700
March 2003	132,355
April 2003	134,002
May 2003	132,601
June 2003	135,000
July 2003	132,405
August 2003	131,950
September 2003	130,464
October 2003	132,403
November 2003	133,366
December 2003	132,160
January 2004	132,107
February 2004	130,209
March 2004	131,713
April 2004	133,447
May 2004	136,388
June 2004	139,293
July 2004	141,043
August 2004	141,975
September 2004	142,797
October 2004	144,243
November 2004	146,319
December 2004	148,445
January 2005	146,091
February 2005	144,764
March 2005	141,697
April 2005	144,376
May 2005	143,158
June 2005	143,880
July 2005	142,510
August 2005	144,332
September 2005	145,708
October 2005	145,085
November 2005	145,325
December 2005	144,805
January 2006	145,059
February 2006	145,428
March 2006	145,101
April 2006	147,524
May 2006	148,138
June 2006	149,714
July 2006	150,150
August 2006	151,478
September 2006	152,651
October 2006	154,108
November 2006	156,578
December 2006	158,323
January 2007	158,548
February 2007	158,038
March 2007	159,438
April 2007	160,101
May 2007	161,773
June 2007	162,123
July 2007	165,057
August 2007	167,894
September 2007	170,121
October 2007	169,792
November 2007	167,193
December 2007	166,744
January 2008	165,475
February 2008	165,077
March 2008	162,539
April 2008	160,780
May 2008	158,719
June 2008	156,421
July 2008	155,609
August 2008	153,243
September 2008	149,766
October 2008	146,101
November 2008	142,071
December 2008	138,310
January 2009	134,159
February 2009	131,972
March 2009	131,177
April 2009	128,816
May 2009	130,480
June 2009	132,075
July 2009	136,000
August 2009	137,470
September 2009	139,756
October 2009	141,836
November 2009	142,653
December 2009	142,559
January 2010	140,522
February 2010	140,041
March 2010	141,591
April 2010	147,110
May 2010	148,749
June 2010	149,393
July 2010	148,243
August 2010	149,384
September 2010	148,559
October 2010	149,186
November 2010	147,231
December 2010	146,126
January 2011	144,255
February 2011	143,951
March 2011	144,005
April 2011	144,322
May 2011	143,416
June 2011	142,820
July 2011	141,855
August 2011	143,451
September 2011	144,030
October 2011	144,105
November 2011	142,002
December 2011	141,589
January 2012	140,860
February 2012	142,654
March 2012	143,207
April 2012	145,171
May 2012	144,994
June 2012	145,448
July 2012	145,291
August 2012	145,633
September 2012	145,007
October 2012	143,980
November 2012	144,326
December 2012	145,049
January 2013	147,675
February 2013	148,498
March 2013	149,107
April 2013	146,461
May 2013	146,366
June 2013	147,404
July 2013	149,436
August 2013	150,337
September 2013	150,940
October 2013	151,601
November 2013	152,311
December 2013	152,776
January 2014	152,719
February 2014	153,282
March 2014	153,874
April 2014	154,724
May 2014	156,363
June 2014	157,791
July 2014	161,063
August 2014	161,854
September 2014	163,257
October 2014	164,409
November 2014	166,640
December 2014	167,208
January 2015	167,475
February 2015	166,821
March 2015	166,847
April 2015	167,692
May 2015	168,809
June 2015	172,677
July 2015	174,809
August 2015	177,456
September 2015	178,539
October 2015	180,635
November 2015	184,413
December 2015	186,901
January 2016	188,432
February 2016	188,463
March 2016	189,020
April 2016	191,493
May 2016	194,739
June 2016	197,343
July 2016	197,869
August 2016	199,019
September 2016	199,428
October 2016	200,399
November 2016	199,295
December 2016	199,086
January 2017	199,340
February 2017	201,254
March 2017	201,307
April 2017	202,677
May 2017	202,113
June 2017	204,636
July 2017	205,849
August 2017	208,293
September 2017	208,718
October 2017	208,269
November 2017	209,661
December 2017	213,007
January 2018	213,950
February 2018	213,281
March 2018	211,656
April 2018	211,736
May 2018	210,817
June 2018	211,521
July 2018	213,456
August 2018	215,241
September 2018	215,844
October 2018	214,787
November 2018	213,429
December 2018	212,116
January 2019	212,199
February 2019	212,646
March 2019	212,206
April 2019	211,958
May 2019	211,448
June 2019	209,602
July 2019	209,096
August 2019	208,990
September 2019	210,140
October 2019	210,255
November 2019	208,790
December 2019	209,436
January 2020	208,752
February 2020	209,589
March 2020	210,243
April 2020	211,624
May 2020	213,039
June 2020	213,514
July 2020	213,678
August 2020	214,682
September 2020	216,053
October 2020	217,418
November 2020	217,390
December 2020	217,476
January 2021	218,277
February 2021	220,236
March 2021	221,282
April 2021	221,114
May 2021	220,924
June 2021	222,957
July 2021	225,713
August 2021	228,657
September 2021	230,775
October 2021	231,909
November 2021	231,307
December 2021	232,400
January 2022	235,902
February 2022	239,540
March 2022	241,431
April 2022	242,478
May 2022	246,432
June 2022	249,046
July 2022	254,302
August 2022	256,964
September 2022	261,963
October 2022	260,893
November 2022	260,231
December 2022	257,726
January 2023	259,401
February 2023	262,693
March 2023	262,507
April 2023	261,773
May 2023	258,676
June 2023	256,145
July 2023	256,673
August 2023	257,765
September 2023	261,066
October 2023	259,476
November 2023	256,591
December 2023	254,785
January 2024	252,686
February 2024	252,113
March 2024	250,843
April 2024	250,315
May 2024	251,663
June 2024	253,038
July 2024	255,679
August 2024	258,872
September 2024	260,546
October 2024	261,580
November 2024	260,413
December 2024	259,692
January 2025	256,691
February 2025	255,046
March 2025	254,983
April 2025	254,607
May 2025	254,526
June 2025	254,546
July 2025	256,826
August 2025	256,627
September 2025	255,622
October 2025	257,199
November 2025	259,843
December 2025	258,927
January 2026	258,057
February 2026	256,361
March 2026	257,942
April 2026	260,767
May 2026	261,517
June 2026	263,728
July 2026	263,611

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People living in the area

245,286

Mid-2025 · Swindon council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£264,000

July 2026 · Swindon council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £263,611.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,096

August 2026 · Swindon council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

8.3% to 51.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.3% in South Marston to 51.8% in Queen's Park — a gap of 43.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
South Marston	8.3%	29	350
Wroughton & Wichelstowe	9.2%	327	3,537
Penhill & Pinehurst	9.4%	408	4,340
Blunsdon	9.9%	121	1,226
Walcot	10%	313	3,128
Chiseldon & Ridgeway	10.2%	237	2,319
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden	10.6%	463	4,387
Rodbourne Cheney	10.8%	350	3,234
Parks	11.4%	467	4,110
Upper Stratton	11.9%	426	3,593
Covingham & Nythe	12.9%	481	3,741
Highworth	13%	489	3,750
Lower Stratton	13.1%	637	4,859
Haydon Wick	13.9%	734	5,266
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill	15.2%	889	5,859
St Andrews East	17.4%	588	3,378
St Andrews West & Tadpole	19.9%	770	3,876
Old Town & Lawn	19.9%	1,151	5,781
Shaw & Westlea	22.8%	1,269	5,578
Priory Vale	24.3%	1,183	4,868
Gorse Hill	28.8%	528	1,831
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western	31.2%	1,740	5,570
Kingshill	34.5%	1,186	3,438
Broadgreen	40.2%	1,064	2,646
Queen's Park	51.8%	2,709	5,231

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

1.8% to 8.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.8% in St Andrews West & Tadpole to 8.2% in Parks — a gap of 6.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Andrews West & Tadpole	1.8%	186	10,438
Priory Vale	2.2%	286	12,735
Broadgreen	2.4%	212	8,764
South Marston	2.4%	21	860
St Andrews East	2.6%	227	8,714
Kingshill	3.5%	275	7,902
Queen's Park	3.6%	437	12,061
Chiseldon & Ridgeway	3.6%	210	5,763
Shaw & Westlea	3.7%	478	12,997
Old Town & Lawn	3.8%	511	13,363
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western	3.9%	514	13,239
Covingham & Nythe	4%	331	8,351
Blunsdon	4%	123	3,080
Highworth	4.3%	356	8,358
Lower Stratton	4.5%	512	11,308
Haydon Wick	4.5%	558	12,314
Gorse Hill	4.6%	217	4,697
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden	4.8%	517	10,681
Wroughton & Wichelstowe	5.2%	424	8,232
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill	5.4%	751	13,855
Upper Stratton	5.8%	480	8,226
Walcot	6.2%	497	8,073
Rodbourne Cheney	7.1%	583	8,176
Penhill & Pinehurst	7.5%	809	10,740
Parks	8.2%	857	10,495

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

3.6% to 27.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 3.6% in St Andrews West & Tadpole to 27.2% in Highworth — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Andrews West & Tadpole	3.6%	371	10,442
Priory Vale	7.4%	947	12,744
Broadgreen	8.2%	712	8,731
Queen's Park	8.3%	1,008	12,080
St Andrews East	9.9%	865	8,745
Kingshill	11.4%	898	7,905
Gorse Hill	12.2%	574	4,693
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western	13.1%	1,737	13,250
Shaw & Westlea	13.3%	1,727	12,991
Penhill & Pinehurst	13.3%	1,429	10,746
Parks	14.5%	1,518	10,491
Walcot	14.6%	1,183	8,077
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill	16.9%	2,337	13,855
Rodbourne Cheney	17.2%	1,405	8,187
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden	18.3%	1,950	10,667
Old Town & Lawn	19.9%	2,661	13,380
Haydon Wick	21.4%	2,626	12,285
Lower Stratton	21.7%	2,458	11,312
Blunsdon	22.3%	690	3,093
Chiseldon & Ridgeway	22.5%	1,297	5,762
Upper Stratton	22.6%	1,860	8,236
South Marston	22.8%	197	865
Covingham & Nythe	25.3%	2,116	8,357
Wroughton & Wichelstowe	26.7%	2,201	8,235
Highworth	27.2%	2,280	8,383

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Make the new interchange work for everyday journeys

Fleming Way has opened with bus and cycling facilities.

Useful connections depend on services as well as infrastructure.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Finish the Hydro’s restoration without confusing the phases

The building has reopened while further restoration remains a separate task.

Users need to know which facilities and works are available.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

opportunity

Give the centre more reasons to visit

The Heart of Swindon vision brings living, learning and work into the centre.

A broader mix could support activity beyond shopping.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Milton Road, Railway Village

Health Hydro restoration

The first refurbishment phase has returned the historic leisure building to use.

First phase reopened 19 January 2026 · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Swindon Borough Council

What the source says: The opening is confirmed; it is not completion of the entire long-term restoration.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Health Hydro reopening →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Finish the Hydro’s restoration without confusing the phases →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Fleming Way, Swindon

Fleming Way bus interchange

A completed interchange connects bus services with routes into the centre.

Opened 31 August 2025 · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Swindon Borough Council

What the source says: Bus services now use the interchange, with accessible shelters and cycling improvements.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Fleming Way completed improvements →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make the new interchange work for everyday journeys →

How to track delivery →

Swindon town centre

Heart of Swindon programme

A long-term vision combines homes, learning, workplaces, culture and green space.

Investment vision; individual schemes require funding and decisions · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Swindon Borough Council

What the source says: The council says many ambitions depend on private investment. Proposed homes and jobs are not delivered outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Heart of Swindon town-centre vision →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Give the centre more reasons to visit →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

25 of 25 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

0 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.