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Gorse Hill

Middle area

South west Swindon. 7,617 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Gorse Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£238,000
2,402nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,295
4,701st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gorse Hill 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. Gorse Hill is £238,000.
£238,0005th lowest
Population27 middle areas, Swindon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 5,664 to 13,043. The middle area is 8,546. Gorse Hill is 7,295.
7,2958th lowest
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%. Gorse Hill is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate27 middle areas, Swindon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 1.6% to 7.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Gorse Hill is 4.8%.
4.8%7th highest

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 Gorse Hill 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gorse Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gorse Hill was £238,000 in 2025.

Gorse Hill had 7,295 usual residents at the census.

In Gorse Hill, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gorse Hill, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.