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Housing in SN5 8EB

What the homes in SN5 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Freshbrook South & Toothill
Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,396 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.1%). Flats make up 44.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SN5 8EBEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached18.8%31.5%
Terraced33.3%23%
Purpose-built flat43.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.4% of households in the SN5 8EB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

SN5 8EB
35%
13%
51%
England
  • Owned35.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented51%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN5 8EBEngland
Owned outright16.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council34.9%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 48.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN5 8EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

SN5 8EBEngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 SN5 8EB (Freshbrook South & Toothill) (about 1,396 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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