Housing in SN1 7AF
What the homes in SN1 7AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lawn & East Wichel
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
SN1 7AFSwindon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.6%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.5% of households in the SN1 7AF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 12% own outright and 46.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.9%1%
- Private rented17.3%20.5%
- Social rented19.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32%). 42.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SN1 7AF (Lawn & East Wichel) (about 2,020 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.