SN2 postcode area · Swindon

The SN2 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swindon. Area Scores range from 4 to 95 across them. Every full SN2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SN2 district contains both ends of the scale: Groundwell & Abbey Meads at 96 out of 100 (#293 of 6,856 in England) against Penhill at 4, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,500 in Rodbourne & Cheney Manor to £395,000 in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough — a 1.8× gap within the SN2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,460a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SN2 district

£249,000median home sold over the past year · +29.7% over 5 years · +6.0% over the year · 507 sales
Detached£339,000
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£235,000
Flat£149,000
Swindon£280,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Groundwell & Abbey MeadsSwindon 29396 £320,000
Mouldon Hill & OakhurstSwindon 71190 £297,000
Haydon WickSwindon 93786 £300,000
Abbey ParkSwindon 1,15783 £272,500
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & WanboroughSwindon 1,23982 £395,000
Rodbourne & Cheney ManorSwindon 2,33666 £220,500
Central East & Walcot WestSwindon 2,36366 £300,000
Upper StrattonSwindon 3,15854 £285,000
Eldene & DorcanSwindon 3,50149 £257,250
MoredonSwindon 4,44735 £245,000
Gorse HillSwindon 4,68032 £237,500
PinehurstSwindon 5,90714 £265,000
PenhillSwindon 6,5724 £261,500

People living in SN2 Census 2021

Residents113,710
Median age (est.)39
Density914per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 10%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SN2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.