Housing in SN3 1LY
What the homes in SN3 1LY 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
- 2,256 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
SN3 1LYSwindon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.8% of households in the SN3 1LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.7% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.6%1%
- Private rented14.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.3%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 2.3 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 without children (21.1%). 26.8% 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 SN3 1LY (Lawn & East Wichel) (about 2,256 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.