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Old Town & Lawn

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South west Swindon. About 14,128 people in 7.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Old Town & Lawn, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,376
1,197th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.0%
3,476th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Old Town & Lawn compares

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Old Town & LawnMiddle
Population25 wards, Swindon · 2021
Population: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 863 to 13,859. The middle area is 8,753. Old Town & Lawn is 13,376.
13,3762nd highest
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%. Old Town & Lawn is 92.1%.
92.1%6th 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%. Old Town & Lawn 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%. Old Town & Lawn is 63.0%.
63.0%10th 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 Old Town & Lawn 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
Old Town & Lawn in brief

Old Town & Lawn had 13,376 usual residents at the census.

In Old Town & Lawn, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

63.0% of residents in Old Town & Lawn were aged 15 to 64 at the census.