Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon
Swindon 025 · 7 sub-areas · 14,527 residents
Swindon 025 is a predominantly residential part of Swindon, home to around 14,500 people with a notably high owner-occupation rate. A typical two-bedroom home rents for about £974 a month — meaningfully below the UK national median for a 2-bed — and three-quarters of households own their home, giving this corner of Swindon a settled, family-oriented character.
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon is a green, lower-density part of Swindon — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,082 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon in Swindon
Living in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon
This part of Swindon is defined by its stability. Owner-occupation sits at around 75%, which is well above the national average, and the age spread is remarkably even — roughly a fifth of residents fall into each of the under-18, 18–34, 35–49, 50–64, and 65-plus bands. That balance tends to produce quiet, established streets rather than the transient mix you'd find in more renter-heavy parts of town.
On costs, Swindon 025 sits towards the affordable end of the market. A one-bedroom property runs around £809 a month, a two-bedroom about £974, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,201. Those figures are estimates — the official rent data only goes down to the council level, so we scale it using local sale prices to get a more accurate per-neighbourhood figure. Rents rose around 3.3% over the past year, broadly in line with regional trends. Council tax (Band D) comes to about £2,438 a year, and the median sale price sits at roughly £345,000.
The income picture is middle-of-the-road for a Wiltshire town. Resident median salary runs around £33,100 a year, which keeps rent-to-take-home pay at just over 50% for a typical renter — stretched but not unusual for the South West. With nearly 39% of residents working from home, the local economy has clearly adapted to hybrid working, which helps explain why the car-dependency numbers remain high despite the remote-work share.
Transport is car-led — around half of residents commute by car, and only 2.5% use public transport for their main journey. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 5.3 km away in straight-line terms, which works out to about a 66-minute walk but is far more realistic as a short drive or cycle. A rail commute to London runs around 113 minutes by public transport. For most people here, a car isn't optional — it's the assumed baseline. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how connectivity varies across this part of Swindon.
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Frequently asked
- Is Swindon 025 a nice place to live?
- For families and established owner-occupiers, it works well. Three-quarters of residents own their home, the crime rate is well below the national average, and there's decent greenspace within walking distance for most residents. The trade-off is that you'll almost certainly need a car — public transport use is very low and the rail station isn't within easy walking distance.
- What is the rent in Swindon 025?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £809 a month, a two-bedroom about £974, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,201. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3.3% over the past year.
- Is Swindon 025 safe?
- Relatively, yes. The crime rate sits at around 59.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, meaningfully below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The neighbourhood also falls in the less-deprived quarter of English areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, which tends to track with lower crime.
- What's the commute from Swindon 025 to central London?
- By public transport it's around 113 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 5.3 km away, so you'd drive or cycle there rather than walk. Most residents commute by car — only around 2.5% use public transport as their main mode.
- Who lives in Swindon 025?
- Predominantly owner-occupiers — around 75% own their home, which is well above the national average. The age spread is unusually even across all bands, and couples with children make up about 23% of households. It's a settled, family-oriented area with relatively low residential turnover.
- What schools are near Swindon 025?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of typical residents. Around 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89%, so quality is more variable than in many areas. The nearest Outstanding school is about 3.3 km away. Check individual catchment boundaries using the Ofsted schools finder before making a decision.
- How good is broadband in Swindon 025?
- Excellent. Around 99% of premises have access to gigabit-capable broadband, and none fall below the minimum universal service obligation speed. For the large share of residents who work from home — nearly 39% — connectivity isn't an issue here.