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Blunsdon

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North Swindon. About 3,599 people in 32 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Blunsdon, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,076
1,163rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.8%
3,090th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Blunsdon compares

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

BlunsdonMiddle
Population25 wards, Swindon · 2021
Population: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 863 to 13,859. The middle area is 8,753. Blunsdon is 3,076.
3,0762nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Swindon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 83.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.4%. Blunsdon is 83.0%.
83.0%lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Swindon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Swindon24 areas from 1.9% to 6.4%. The middle area is 2.8%. Blunsdon is 1.9%.
1.9%lowest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Swindon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 57.4% to 74.6%. The middle area is 63.7%. Blunsdon is 60.8%.
60.8%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Swindon

These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Swindon and not Blunsdon 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
Blunsdon in brief

Blunsdon had 3,076 usual residents at the census.

In Blunsdon, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blunsdon, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.8% of residents in Blunsdon were aged 15 to 64 at the census.