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Shaw & Westlea

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West Swindon. About 12,962 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Shaw & Westlea, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,998
1,289th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.8%
891st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Shaw & Westlea compares

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

Shaw & WestleaMiddle
Population25 wards, Swindon · 2021
Population: every ward in Swindon25 areas from 863 to 13,859. The middle area is 8,753. Shaw & Westlea is 12,998.
12,9984th 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%. Shaw & Westlea is 98.1%.
98.1%10th 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%. Shaw & Westlea 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%. Shaw & Westlea is 68.8%.
68.8%7th 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 Shaw & Westlea 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
Shaw & Westlea in brief

Shaw & Westlea had 12,998 usual residents at the census.

In Shaw & Westlea, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

68.8% of residents in Shaw & Westlea were aged 15 to 64 at the census.