Housing in SN2 7LS
What the homes in SN2 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Stratton
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
SN2 7LSSwindon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 25.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
29.2% of households in the SN2 7LS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented5.9%20.5%
- Social rented64.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.5%). 28.1% 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 SN2 7LS (Upper Stratton) (about 1,542 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.