Walcot East

Swindon · South West · population 6,966 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,387 of 6,856 in England
  • #702 of 710 in South West
  • #26 of 27 in Swindon
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,011
Median age (est.)36
Density6,055per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above16%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 13%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 57%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 13%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 57%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 20%Other: 12%
One person 32%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 20%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 26% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary26%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure13%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades9%
Professional8%
Administrative7%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 18%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 70%Asian 18%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 41% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Walcot East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,387 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 27 in Swindon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (79) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £260,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 53% in five years (from 74 sales), 7% below the wider Swindon median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,100 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 115 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,462
Employment 5 · #6,483
Education 2 · #6,737
Health 14 · #5,900
Crime 8 · #6,339
Housing & access 52 · #3,316
Living environment 79 · #1,417

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,00074+4.0%+52.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£257,5006+12.0%+51.5%
Terraced£265,00065+1.9%+54.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£260,000
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)£32,100±£4,590 · #5,930 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,667
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

115 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 800 offences
Swindon72
South West71
England83

Rank #5,337 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences428
Theft116
Burglary24
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons97
Drugs23
Robbery8
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 251 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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