Housing in SN2 8ER
What the homes in SN2 8ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorse Hill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
SN2 8ERSwindon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (70.8%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.4% of households in the SN2 8ER area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 39.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented24.5%20.5%
- Social rented9.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.5% 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 (23.3%). 28.5% 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 8ER (Gorse Hill) (about 1,900 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.