Living in Swindon
In Swindon, the median gross salary is €3,918 a month (2025), tenants pay an average rent of €1,280 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.6% (2023).
Swindon (Swindon) is a city in the United Kingdom, with a population of 183,680 in March 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.4%. Owner occupation accounted for 61.6% of homes in March 2021. The employment rate was 64.2% in March 2021. In 2025, annual PM2.5 was 7.56 µg/m³. The city covered 40.4 km² in December 2022. Population density was 4,549.5 people per km² in 2021.
Lower unemployment than 88% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 87% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 94% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.
Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Swindon?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Swindon. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 24.02 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | BT Full Fibre 1502Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12.87 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Three 100GB one-month data pack24Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 74,660 count | 21 Mar 2021 | ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Rent price index, mean | 1,280 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition23Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,280 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority19Official |
Is Swindon a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Swindon?
The median gross salary is about 3,918 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.
What is the unemployment rate in Swindon?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk27
Swindon 2.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.37 % | Not stated | www.ofcom.org.uk31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Employment rate | 64.17 % | 21 Mar 2021 | ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Superfast broadband availability | 99.57 % | Not stated | www.ofcom.org.uk31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross salary | 3,918 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)1Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,006 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Office for National Statistics (ONS)12Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 %country median 3.4% | 31 Dec 2023 | www.ons.gov.uk27Official |
Unemployment rate fell 42.6% between 2004 and 2023, from 4.5% to 2.6%.
What does a salary buy in Swindon?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,165 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31 | − €1,280 |
| Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30 | − €24 |
| Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30 | − €13 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,848 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Swindon. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Swindon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 68 count | 7 Jul 2026 | DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract5Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Primary schools | 77 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Department for Education (GIAS)4Official |
| Schools | 107 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Department for Education (GIAS)4Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.
A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Swindon's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 51 count | 30 Sept 2026 | ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)9Official |
| Pharmacies | 46 count | 30 Sept 2026 | ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)10Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Swindon under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Swindon?
Police recorded about 6,916 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.ons.gov.uk28
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 191.9 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2026 | PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)22Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,916 incidents per 100,000country median 9,646 | 27 Aug 2026 | www.ons.gov.uk28Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 2,886 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2026 | PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)22Official |
| Burglary per 100,000 residents | 180.2 per 100,000 | 30 Apr 2026 | data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual NO₂ was 8.45 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 12.6 µg/m³ in 2025.
Is the air quality good in Swindon?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.56 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration16
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Swindon 7.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8.45 µg/m³country median 7.2 | 2025 | official estimated total annual mean background concentration14Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 4.19 µg/m³ | 14 Jul 2026 | official hourly station observations exist only where a source station has an exact target relation17Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.58 µg/m³country median 11.3 | 2025 | official estimated total annual mean background concentration15Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.56 µg/m³country median 6.5 | 2025 | official estimated total annual mean background concentration16Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.2 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 7.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYNEHAM26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.6 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 2.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYNEHAM26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.4 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYNEHAM26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 76.7 · Feb 56 · Mar 51.9 · Apr 52.7 · May 57.8 · Jun 54.9 · Jul 60.2 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 55.1 · Oct 79.5 · Nov 82 · Dec 78.6 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYNEHAM26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 60.6 · Feb 78.9 · Mar 124.5 · Apr 172.9 · May 210.9 · Jun 205.2 · Jul 215.2 · Aug 192.7 · Sep 154.1 · Oct 112.9 · Nov 70.7 · Dec 54.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYNEHAM26Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Luton ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.1 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Swindon?
The published population was 183,680 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.7
By nationality
National passport76.5%Foreign residents23.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 40.37 km² | Dec 2022 | ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| City area | 40.37 km² | Dec 2022 | Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.6Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 23.46 % | 21 Mar 2021 | Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.7Official |
| Foreign residents | 43,090 people | 21 Mar 2021 | Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.7Official |
| GP practices per 10,000 residents | 0.762 per 10,000 people | 7 Jul 2026 | NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Schools per 10,000 residents | 3.7 per 10,000 people | 7 Jul 2026 | DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract5Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Population density | 4,549 people/km² | 21 Mar 2021 | www.ons.gov.uk7Official · built-up-area figure |
| Population | 183,680 people | 21 Mar 2021 | Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.7Official |
International community in Swindon
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe: United Kingdom | 140,590 | 76.5% |
| Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) | 30,615 | 16.7% |
| Europe: EU countries | 12,475 | 6.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied homes | 61.58 % | 21 Mar 2021 | ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Residents born abroad | 23.5 % | 21 Mar 2021 | ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 27.7 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Office for National Statistics11Official |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 93,365 workers | 31 Dec 2021 | Office for National Statistics11Official |
| Median age | 38 years | 21 Mar 2021 | ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure |
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Office for Students13Official |
Alternatives for people set on Swindon
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Reading as a Swindon alternative in the same region
57 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,772 Reading vs €3,918 Swindon+22%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,748 Reading vs €3,006 Swindon+25%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,795 (2024) Reading vs 6,916 (2026) Swindonno percentage
Westminster as a Swindon alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 114 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,316 Westminster vs €3,006 Swindon+44%
- Median gross pay, city: €5,245 Westminster vs €3,918 Swindon+34%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 35,547 Westminster vs 6,916 Swindonno percentage
Cities near Swindon
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in United Kingdom
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Swindon?
The published population was 183,680 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales..
Is the air quality good in Swindon?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.
How safe is Swindon?
Police recorded about 6,916 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.
What is the typical salary in Swindon?
The median gross salary is about 3,918 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS).
What is the unemployment rate in Swindon?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.
What is the typical salary around Swindon?
The median gross salary is 3,006 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Is Swindon a good place to live?
Swindon may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Swindon?
Lyneham is near Swindon. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Swindon?
The official country of birth distribution records 140,590 people (76.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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