Central South & Eastcott

Swindon · South West · population 9,151 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,111 of 6,856 in England
  • #526 of 710 in South West
  • #19 of 27 in Swindon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,728
Median age (est.)35
Density8,790per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above38%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 42%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 52%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 7%Private rent 52%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 37%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Elementary 18% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Elementary18%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant8%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 27%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 64%Asian 27%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 35% · Hindu 10%

Born outside the UK: 44%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central South & Eastcott is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,111 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (53) and lowest on Living environment (14). Typical homes here sold for about £210,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 122 sales), 25% below the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,606 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £39,585 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 209 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 38 · #4,269
Employment 53 · #3,213
Education 46 · #3,700
Health 53 · #3,247
Crime 19 · #5,578
Housing & access 49 · #3,467
Living environment 14 · #5,893

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · -2.2% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,000122-2.2%+9.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£236,25010
Terraced£217,00084-4.4%+11.3%
Flat£125,00025+4.2%-2.3%
This area£210,000
Swindon£280,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,585±£5,634 · #3,542 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,571
Price-to-income ?5.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

209 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,911 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #6,202 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences768
Theft482
Burglary55
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson129
Public order & weapons237
Drugs85
Robbery20
Other62

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 523 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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