Eldene & Dorcan

Swindon · South West · population 8,415 · 6 LSOAs

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

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,501 of 6,856 in England
  • #437 of 710 in South West
  • #18 of 27 in Swindon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,461
Median age (est.)45
Density2,875per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above22%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 21%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Eldene & Dorcan sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,501 of 6,856 in England, and #18 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Education (29). Typical homes here, about £257,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 84 sales), 8% below the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,652 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £39,118 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 44 · #3,837
Employment 38 · #4,234
Education 29 · #4,845
Health 52 · #3,261
Crime 74 · #1,753
Housing & access 41 · #4,022
Living environment 77 · #1,561

House prices ?

£257,250median (12m) · +0.9% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,25084+0.9%+25.5%
Detached£440,0009+7.3%+37.1%
Semi-detached£276,52534-1.2%+22.9%
Terraced£235,00041-2.1%+35.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£257,250
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)£39,118±£5,547 · #3,683 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,466
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 379 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #1,676 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences168
Theft77
Burglary8
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons46
Drugs21
Robbery5
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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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