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Eldene & Dorcan

Middle area

South Swindon. 8,443 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Eldene & Dorcan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 2,905th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,462
Joint 2,798th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Eldene & Dorcan

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eldene & Dorcan at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences181
Other crime81
Anti-social behaviour78
Shoplifting53
Criminal damage and arson34
Drug offences22
Vehicle crime14
Burglary8
Robbery7
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Eldene & Dorcan compares

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Median sale price27 middle areas, Swindon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from £201,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £272,000. Eldene & Dorcan is £260,000.
£260,000joint 9th cheapest
Population27 middle areas, Swindon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 5,664 to 13,043. The middle area is 8,546. Eldene & Dorcan is 8,462.
8,46212th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Swindon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 0.0% to 70.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Eldene & Dorcan is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Swindon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 84.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.8%. Eldene & Dorcan is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 4th highest

Is Eldene & Dorcan safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eldene & Dorcan at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eldene & Dorcan.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (181), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (78).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Swindon

These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swindon and not Eldene & Dorcan alone. See Swindon

Average house price
£263,611
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,900
163rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Eldene & Dorcan in brief

The median price paid for a home in Eldene & Dorcan was £260,000 in 2025.

Eldene & Dorcan had 8,462 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Eldene & Dorcan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Eldene & Dorcan, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.