Lower Stratton

Swindon · South West · population 10,458 · 6 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,753 of 6,856 in England
  • #181 of 710 in South West
  • #13 of 27 in Swindon
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,272
Median age (est.)46
Density1,852per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above24%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%

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 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

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

Lower Stratton is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,753 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 27 in Swindon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (81) and lowest on Education (43). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 171 sales), in line with the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,601 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 75 · #1,698
Employment 60 · #2,754
Education 43 · #3,878
Health 61 · #2,678
Crime 79 · #1,451
Housing & access 81 · #1,273
Living environment 62 · #2,637

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · -6.8% yr · n=171
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,000171-6.8%+17.5%
Detached£425,00029+16.4%+37.1%
Semi-detached£297,50076-3.4%+20.0%
Terraced£255,00041-5.6%+20.3%
Flat£142,50025+5.2%+13.1%
This area£285,000
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)£39,601±£5,548 · #3,538 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,334
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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 602 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #2,679 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences283
Theft117
Burglary15
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons62
Drugs22
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 134 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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