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Covingham & Nythe

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South Swindon. About 8,456 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Covingham & Nythe, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,351
3,221st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.4%
2,830th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Covingham & Nythe compares

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

Covingham & NytheMiddle
Population25 wards, Swindon · 2021
Population: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 863 to 13,859. The middle area is 8,753. Covingham & Nythe is 8,351.
8,35110th 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%. Covingham & Nythe is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 12th 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%. Covingham & Nythe is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 8th 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%. Covingham & Nythe is 60.4%.
60.4%3rd 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 Covingham & Nythe 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
Covingham & Nythe in brief

Covingham & Nythe had 8,351 usual residents at the census.

In Covingham & Nythe, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Covingham & Nythe, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.4% of residents in Covingham & Nythe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.