# Stratton St Margaret Town in Swindon, South West. Stratton St Margaret is a town in Swindon, South West. Median sale price £285,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 56.7 per 1,000 people. About 21,354 people. Town. Code E63004822. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) Stratton St Margaret is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Stratton St Margaret add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stratton St Margaret was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 460th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 20,689** (2021). Stratton St Margaret had 20,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 529th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in Stratton St Margaret live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Stratton St Margaret, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63004822) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 14% of people in Stratton St Margaret live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63004822) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 350 homes were sold in Stratton St Margaret in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63004822) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Stratton St Margaret. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63004822) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stratton St Margaret had 20,689 usual residents at the census. ## How Stratton St Margaret compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Stratton St Margaret | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £285,000 | joint 55th cheapest | 116 towns, South West · 2025 | | Population | 20,689 | 37th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 14% | joint 21st fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.1% | joint 3rd highest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 | ## Is Stratton St Margaret safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stratton St Margaret at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stratton St Margaret. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (500), other crime (194) and anti-social behaviour (191). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Stratton St Margaret was 63.6 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in Stratton St Margaret, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Stratton St Margaret has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Stratton St Margaret | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Swindon 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015555) | 1,477 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Swindon 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015556) | 1,512 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Swindon 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015557) | 1,800 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.6% | | [Swindon 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015558) | 1,555 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Swindon 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015559) | 1,484 | 105.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% | | [Swindon 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015560) | 2,097 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% | | [Swindon 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015549) | 1,638 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% | | [Swindon 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015550) | 1,854 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% | | [Swindon 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015551) | 1,654 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% | | [Swindon 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015552) | 2,224 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% | | [Swindon 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015553) | 1,516 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Swindon 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015554) | 1,385 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% | | [Swindon 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/neighbourhood/e01015481) | 1,761 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.1% | ## Your MP - [Swindon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swindon-north): Will Stone (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) ## Postcode districts covering Stratton St Margaret [SN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2), [SN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn3) ## Middle areas in Stratton St Margaret [Lower Stratton](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/lower-stratton), [Upper Stratton](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/upper-stratton) ## Towns near Stratton St Margaret [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swindon), [Highworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/highworth), [Royal Wootton Bassett](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-wootton-bassett), [Faringdon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faringdon), [Marlborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlborough), [Cirencester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cirencester) ## Stratton St Margaret in brief Stratton St Margaret is a town in Swindon, South West. About 21,354 people lived in Stratton St Margaret in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 350 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Stratton St Margaret was £285,000 in 2025. Stratton St Margaret had 20,689 usual residents at the census. About 14% of people in Stratton St Margaret live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Stratton St Margaret, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004822 - Constituency: [Swindon North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swindon-north) - Council: [Swindon †](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 8.16 km² - People, mid-2024: 21,354* - Neighbourhoods: 13 - Output areas: 68 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swindon), [Highworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/highworth), [Royal Wootton Bassett](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-wootton-bassett), [Faringdon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faringdon), [Marlborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlborough), [Cirencester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cirencester) ## Latest updates for Stratton St Margaret - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004822 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratton-st-margaret#f-house-sales-median-price. 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