Swindon

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Swindon. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Swindon, not our estimates.

• 2,367 births and 1,932 deaths: natural change added 435 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 117 people.
• International migration (net) added 1,400 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 10.
• Altogether the population grew by 1,962 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Swindon: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Swindon’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Swindon moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative minority administration (2026) — Conservative 23, Labour 19, Reform UK 14, Liberal Democrat 1 of 57 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2016–2022); Labour (2023–2025); Conservative minority administration (2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Swindon’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

20,069 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 81.8 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£38,900
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,367people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013209,156people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022233,408people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026209,156people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026233,411people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026209,156people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026233,411people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026233,405people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026209,156people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026233,407people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026209,156people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026233,410people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 5.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20265,240people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.2 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.4%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 5.2% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,438
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,932people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,190kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.7%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202610,469kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 3.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20264.4%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 4.4% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£265,666
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202517.6
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20257.1%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202520.2%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026117people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,033people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,400people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,633people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026435people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202610people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025243,875people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20263.8%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 3.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,090
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 6.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£758

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Swindon; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Swindon, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,828Year ending March 2021→£2,438Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Swindon, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,828 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,438 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £610 or 33.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,438 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,828 in the year ending March 2021 = £610, which is 33.4% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,438.10 and 1,827.99, and 2,438.10 − 1,827.99 = 610.11.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Swindon, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,828 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,438 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £610 or 33.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £26,6042008→£38,9002025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Swindon, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £26,604 in 2008 to £38,900 in 2025, a change of £12,296 or 46.2%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £38,900 in 2025 − £26,604 in 2008 = £12,296, which is 46.2% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Swindon, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £26,604 in 2008 to £38,900 in 2025, a change of £12,296 or 46.2%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4862008→£7582025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Swindon, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £486 in 2008 to £758 in 2025, a change of £272 or 55.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £758 in 2025 − £486 in 2008 = £272, which is 55.9% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 758.10 and 486.40, and 758.10 − 486.40 = 271.70.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Swindon, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £486 in 2008 to £758 in 2025, a change of £272 or 55.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 331Year to mid-2012→117Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Swindon, net internal migration by local authority fell from 331 in Year to mid-2012 to 117 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 214 or 64.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  117 in Year to mid-2025 − 331 in Year to mid-2012 = −214, which is 64.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, net internal migration by local authority fell from 331 in Year to mid-2012 to 117 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 214 or 64.7% (ONS).

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• 1,819Year to mid-2012→3,033Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Swindon, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,819 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,033 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,214 or 66.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,033 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,819 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,214, which is 66.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,819 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,033 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,214 or 66.7% (ONS).

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• 1,118Year to mid-2012→1,633Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Swindon, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,118 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,633 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 515 or 46.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,633 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,118 in Year to mid-2012 = 515, which is 46.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,118 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,633 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 515 or 46.1% (ONS).

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• 701Year to mid-2012→1,400Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Swindon, net international migration by local authority rose from 701 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,400 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 699 or 99.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,400 in Year to mid-2025 − 701 in Year to mid-2012 = 699, which is 99.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, net international migration by local authority rose from 701 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,400 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 699 or 99.7% (ONS).

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• 3,073Year to mid-2012→2,367Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Swindon, births by local authority fell from 3,073 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,367 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 706 or 23.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,367 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,073 in Year to mid-2012 = −706, which is 23.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, births by local authority fell from 3,073 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,367 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 706 or 23.0% (ONS).

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• 1,634Year to mid-2012→1,932Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Swindon, deaths by local authority rose from 1,634 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,932 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 298 or 18.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,932 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,634 in Year to mid-2012 = 298, which is 18.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, deaths by local authority rose from 1,634 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,932 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 298 or 18.2% (ONS).

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• 1,439Year to mid-2012→435Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Swindon, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,439 in Year to mid-2012 to 435 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,004 or 69.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  435 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,439 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,004, which is 69.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,439 in Year to mid-2012 to 435 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,004 or 69.8% (ONS).

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• 621Year to mid-2012→10Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Swindon, other population change by local authority fell from 621 in Year to mid-2012 to 10 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 611 or 98.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  10 in Year to mid-2025 − 621 in Year to mid-2012 = −611, which is 98.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Swindon, other population change by local authority fell from 621 in Year to mid-2012 to 10 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 611 or 98.4% (ONS).

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Compare Swindon with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Swindon and Birmingham
• Swindon and Leeds
• Swindon and North Yorkshire
• Swindon and Somerset
• Swindon and Cornwall
• Swindon and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

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Areas like Swindon

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to Swindon’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

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Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Swindon said then and says now, with the periods named. Swindon since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Swindon are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.