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Housing in SN26 7DF

What the homes in SN26 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough
Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,136 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SN26 7DFEngland
Detached35.4%22.9%
Semi-detached47%31.5%
Terraced4.9%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.7% of households in the SN26 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 10.6% own outright and 47.2% with a mortgage.

SN26 7DF
58%
25%
England
  • Owned57.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership11.4%1%
  • Private rented5.5%20.5%
  • Social rented25%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN26 7DFEngland
Owned outright10.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association21%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN26 7DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.9%). 43.6% of households include dependent children.

SN26 7DFEngland
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.5%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children33.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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 SN26 7DF (Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough) (about 2,136 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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