SN26 postcode area · Swindon

The SN26 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swindon. Area Scores range from 48 to 81 across them. Every full SN26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SN26 district's neighbourhoods is Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough (82 out of 100, #1,239 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Eldene & Dorcan (49). 1 of the 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls 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 SN26 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,823a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)39

Owner-occupied70%

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 SN26 district

£395,000median home sold over the past year · +17.9% over 5 years · -8.1% over the year · 35 sales

Detached£466,000

Semi-detached£350,000

Terraced—

Flat—

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & WanboroughSwindon	1,239	82	£395,000
Rodbourne & Cheney ManorSwindon	2,336	66	£220,500
Eldene & DorcanSwindon	3,501	49	£257,250

People living in SN26 Census 2021

Residents32,394

Median age (est.)39

Density307per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above31%

No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	13%
Elementary	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Process & plant	8%
Sales & customer service	8%
Caring & leisure	8%

Ethnic group

White 84%Asian 9%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Hindu 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 SN26.

SN3 SN99 SN6 SN2 SN38 SN1 SN25 SN17

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.