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Swindon 028A

Neighbourhood

North west Swindon. 2,276 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Swindon 028A is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
3.1
Joint 1,076th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£328,000
Joint 13,256th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,138
Joint 3,489th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Swindon 028A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Swindon 028AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 2.0 to 61.5. The middle area is 12.2. Swindon 028A is 3.1.
3.1joint 5th least deprived
Median sale price130 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Swindon130 areas from £151,000 to £476,000. The middle area is £280,000. Swindon 028A is £328,000.
£328,00022nd most expensive
Population140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 1,085 to 3,155. The middle area is 1,592. Swindon 028A is 2,138.
2,13815th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage140 neighbourhoods, Swindon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Swindon140 areas from 63.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.8%. Swindon 028A is 93.8%.
93.8%21st lowest

Is Swindon 028A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swindon 028A at a rate of 36.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Groundwell & Abbey Meads.

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

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swindon 028A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (35), violence and sexual offences (27) and other crime (15).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Swindon and not Swindon 028A alone. See Swindon

Average house price
£263,685
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,900
163rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 152nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
245,286
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Swindon 028A in brief

Swindon 028A has a deprivation score of 3.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Swindon 028A was £328,000 in 2025.

Swindon 028A had 2,138 usual residents at the census.

In Swindon 028A, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.