SN25 postcode area · Swindon

The SN25 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swindon, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 4 to 95 across them. Every full SN25 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SN25 district: Groundwell & Abbey Meads scores 96 out of 100 (#293 of 6,856 nationally) while Penhill sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 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 SN25 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Swindon and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,260a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied68%

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 SN25 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +15.4% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 721 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£315,000
Terraced£278,000
Flat£153,000
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
Lydiard Millicent & PurtonWiltshire 93786 £377,000
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
Upper StrattonSwindon 3,15854 £285,000
Eldene & DorcanSwindon 3,50149 £257,250
MoredonSwindon 4,44735 £245,000
PinehurstSwindon 5,90714 £265,000
PenhillSwindon 6,5724 £261,500

People living in SN25 Census 2021

Residents106,873
Median age (est.)39
Density677per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above28%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 16%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 SN25.

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.