Covingham

Swindon · South West · population 8,506 · 6 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #704 of 6,856 in England
  • #51 of 710 in South West
  • #2 of 27 in Swindon
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,526
Median age (est.)48
Density4,468per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above22%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 5%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Elementary10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Covingham is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #704 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (93) and lowest on Education (50). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 128 sales), in line with the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,453 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 87 · #903
Employment 80 · #1,335
Education 50 · #3,439
Health 80 · #1,376
Crime 93 · #471
Housing & access 75 · #1,719
Living environment 88 · #821

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -0.5% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000128-0.5%+26.6%
Detached£392,50016+10.6%+29.5%
Semi-detached£305,00065+1.7%+29.8%
Terraced£260,00040+4.0%+33.3%
Flat£158,5007+10.5%+22.9%
This area£290,000
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)£40,453±£5,732 · #3,285 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,856
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 269 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #524 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences150
Theft44
Burglary6
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons26
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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