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Housing in SN1 4JQ

What the homes in SN1 4JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingshill & Okus
Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,103 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.5%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SN1 4JQEngland
Detached45.5%22.9%
Semi-detached21.5%31.5%
Terraced19.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.8% of households in the SN1 4JQ area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.2% own outright and 47.7% with a mortgage.

SN1 4JQ
88%
England
  • Owned87.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented0.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN1 4JQEngland
Owned outright40.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN1 4JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.4%). 32.8% of households include dependent children.

SN1 4JQEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Swindon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Swindon (August 2026, +4.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SwindonEngland
All homes£1,096£1,459
One bedroom£820£1,195
Two bedrooms£987£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,218£1,489
Four or more£1,656£2,161
Detached£1,514£1,640
Semi-detached£1,174£1,449
Terraced£1,066£1,435
Flat or maisonette£907£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SN1 4JQ (Kingshill & Okus) (about 2,103 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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