Lawn & East Wichel

Swindon · South West · population 9,621 · 5 LSOAs

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

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #828 of 6,856 in England
  • #63 of 710 in South West
  • #5 of 27 in Swindon
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,360
Median age (est.)42
Density1,698per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above40%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Lawn & East Wichel is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #828 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (84) and lowest on Crime (60). Typical homes here sold for about £309,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 166 sales), 11% above the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,572 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 78 · #1,499
Employment 80 · #1,396
Education 78 · #1,527
Health 84 · #1,061
Crime 60 · #2,733
Housing & access 72 · #1,945
Living environment 81 · #1,287

House prices ?

£309,500median (12m) · -2.1% yr · n=166
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£309,500166-2.1%+12.5%
Detached£497,50043+15.7%+31.7%
Semi-detached£350,00055+7.7%+18.6%
Terraced£285,00028-6.6%+11.8%
Flat£155,00040-5.2%-13.4%
This area£309,500
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)£48,572±£6,836 · #1,336 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,798
Price-to-income ?6.4×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 ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 759 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #4,029 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences374
Theft133
Burglary29
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons87
Drugs25
Robbery10
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 150 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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