SN3 postcode area · Swindon

The SN3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swindon. Area Scores range from 6 to 89 across them. Every full SN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SN3 district contains both ends of the scale: Covingham at 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 in England) against Walcot East at 7, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 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 SN3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,283a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied69%

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 SN3 district

£290,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · -1.7% over the year · 765 sales

Detached£465,000

Semi-detached£308,250

Terraced£252,000

Flat£144,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
CovinghamSwindon	704	90	£290,000
Lawn & East WichelSwindon	828	88	£309,500
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & WanboroughSwindon	1,239	82	£395,000
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & ChiseldonSwindon	1,630	76	£350,000
Lower StrattonSwindon	1,753	74	£285,000
Rodbourne & Cheney ManorSwindon	2,336	66	£220,500
Central East & Walcot WestSwindon	2,363	66	£300,000
Upper StrattonSwindon	3,158	54	£285,000
Eldene & DorcanSwindon	3,501	49	£257,250
Park North & Park SouthSwindon	6,072	11	£230,000
Walcot EastSwindon	6,387	7	£260,000

People living in SN3 Census 2021

Residents106,610

Median age (est.)41

Density622per km²

No qualifications18%

Degree or above28%

No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 16%Private rent 15%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Associate professional	13%
Elementary	12%
Managers & directors	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Process & plant	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	8%

Ethnic group

White 83%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 40% · 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 SN3.

SN99 SN26 SN1 SN38 SN6 SN2 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.