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Parks

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South Swindon. About 10,783 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Parks, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,494
2,241st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Parks compares

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

ParksMiddle
Population25 wards, Swindon · 2021
Population: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 863 to 13,859. The middle area is 8,753. Parks is 10,494.
10,49411th 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%. Parks is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 8th highest
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%. Parks is 6.1%.
6.1%2nd highest
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%. Parks is 63.8%.
63.8%12th highest

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 Parks 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
Parks in brief

Parks had 10,494 usual residents at the census.

In Parks, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Parks, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Parks were aged 15 to 64 at the census.