Swindon: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£468,279

Semi-detached

£292,505

Terraced

£234,559

Flat or maisonette

£153,240

First-time buyers

£224,943

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  171,504 in 1991 → 243,875 in 2024 (+42.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £144,805 in 2005 → £263,611 in 2026 (+82.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £409 in 2008 → £653 in 2025 (+59.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.5% in 2004 → 80.3% in 2023 (+2.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 3.3% in 2025 (+106.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,226 in 1997 → £22,956 in 2024 (+104.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Swindon; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Productivity · Economy & work£62.1 per hour (2023) · 10th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 16th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.9% (January 2026) · 21st highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work12.7% (2024) · 55th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work49.4% (2021) · 306th highest of 374
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing32.9% (2024/25) · 243rd lowest of 296
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.6% (2024) · 283rd highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills63.2% (2023) · 238th highest of 348

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.8 years · England 80.0 · 74th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.7 years · England 83.8 · 76th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 60.9 · 61st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.4 years · England 61.3 · 65th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)314.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 70th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.3% · England 10.4 · 53rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.0% · England 64.6 · 103rd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.2% · England 68.3 · 78th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.9 score · England 46.0 · 71st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.2% · England 5.8 · 126th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.0% · England 19.8 · 56th lowest of 153