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Penhill

Middle area

West Swindon. 6,970 people in 1.4 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 Penhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£261,500
Joint 2,970th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,859
Joint 4,031st least 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
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Penhill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penhill at a rate of 104.9 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 offences311
Anti-social behaviour154
Other crime118
Criminal damage and arson76
Vehicle crime25
Drug offences14
Burglary13
Shoplifting13
Theft from the person5
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Penhill 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. Penhill is £261,500.
£261,50011th 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. Penhill is 6,859.
6,8596th 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%. Penhill 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%. Penhill is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest

Is Penhill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penhill at a rate of 104.9 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, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penhill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (118).

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 Penhill 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
Penhill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Penhill was £261,500 in 2025.

Penhill had 6,859 usual residents at the census.

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

In Penhill, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.