Groundwell & Abbey Meads

Swindon · South West · population 10,345 · 6 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Groundwell & Abbey Meads is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #293 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (73). Typical homes here sold for about £320,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 191 sales), 14% above the wider Swindon median of £280,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 88 · #848
Employment 94 · #423
Education 79 · #1,424
Health 89 · #766
Crime 81 · #1,307
Housing & access 73 · #1,869
Living environment 98 · #121

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · +5.6% yr · n=191
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,000191+5.6%+20.3%
Detached£410,00081+1.5%+22.7%
Semi-detached£310,00035+2.8%+24.5%
Terraced£258,00065-5.1%+21.4%
Flat£160,000100.0%+17.6%
This area£320,000
Swindon£280,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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