Thresher Drive, Swindon, SN25 4AG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SN25 4AG has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	50%	-0.9%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	49.1%	50%	0.9%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.8%	32.9%	-0.9%	37.9%	-5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	53.8%	49.7%	-4.1%	44.2%	5.5%
Separated	1.3%	5.2%	3.9%	2.2%	3.0%
Divorced	9.4%	8.1%	-1.3%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	1.9%	4%	2.1%	6.1%	-2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.2%	53.5%	0.3%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	36.2%	32.7%	-3.5%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	6.4%	8.8%	2.4%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	3.7%	4.4%	0.7%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SN25 4AG this area, 9.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.5%	9.8%	2.3%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.6%	14.5%	-6.1%	9.6%	4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	26.9%	14.5%	-12.4%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	7.5%	5.0%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	19.7%	5.9%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	24.4%	30.6%	6.2%	33.8%	-3.2%
Other	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	3.1%	1.3%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	2.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	93.1%	91.1%	-2.0%	81.4%	9.7%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.4%	81.2%	-9.2%	83.2%	-2.0%
European Union	4.1%	9.9%	5.8%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	0.9%	4.5%	3.6%	5.6%	-1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.9%	80.1%	-9.8%	83.2%	-3.1%
10+ Years	1.4%	14.6%	13.2%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	2.8%	1.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	0.9%	-2.8%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	48%	46.2%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	11.1%	6.0%	5.1%

Safety

Is Thresher Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thresher Drive was 15.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.5% lower than the Priory Vale average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Thresher Drive has the 20th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -82.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SN25 4AG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Thresher Drive are based on 196 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Swindon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Thresher Drive, Swindon, SN25 4AG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN25 4AG

Average Price
£303,175

Semi-Detached
£303,044

Terraced
£303,263

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thresher Drive

Average Price
£306,137

Semi-Detached
£320,492

Terraced
£289,077

Detached
£378,130

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,993

Other
£234,887

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thresher DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
82 Thresher Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2025-07-03	£274,449
82 Thresher Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-10-12	£289,130
78 Thresher Drive, Swindon, Swindon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2023-02-15	£306,324
78 Thresher Drive, Swindon, Swindon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£230,000	2017-05-12	£299,479
82 Thresher Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£196,000	2016-06-09	£261,246

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SN25 4AG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	89
Part-Time Employee	20
Retired	17
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	6
Other	4
Student (economically inactive)	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	13
Human health and social work activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Education	8
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Meads Community Primary School Hugo Drive , Abbey Meads SN25 4GY	- not rated	578 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Meads Community Primary School Hugo Drive , Abbey Meads SN25 4GY	3out of 4	578 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penhill Primary School Alton Close , Penhill SN2 5HF	- not rated	784 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penhill Infants' School Alton Close , Penhill SN2 5HF	- not rated	784 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penhill Junior School Heddington Close , Penhill SN2 5LW	- not rated	891 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Headlands School Cricklade Road , SN2 7BG	- not rated	2,062 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Headlands Headlands Grove , SN2 7HS	- not rated	2,064 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsdown School Hyde Rd , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH	3out of 4	2,184 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsdown School Hyde Road , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH	- not rated	2,184 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsdown School Hyde Road , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH	- not rated	2,184 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swindon College North Star Avenue , SN2 1DY	- not rated	3,861 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swindon Academy Beech Avenue , SN2 1JR	3out of 4	2,309 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Luke's School Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS	- not rated	1,401 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Academy Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS	3out of 4	1,411 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakley Court School St Paul's Street , Gorse Hill SN25 1PT	- not rated	1,737 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connex Units 16 and 17a , Headlands Grove Trading Estate SN2 7JQ	- not rated	2,451 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Wheatley Park 25-27 Moredon Road , Rodbourne Cheney SN25 3DF	- not rated	2,515 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Community Enterprise Centre Cafe	Atworth Close, Penhill	386 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd	Latham Road, Abbey Meads	470 yd
Macca's Cafe	Unit 3, Hargreaves Road	869 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Robins Farm	Latham Road, Abbey Meads	470 yd
Harvester Swindon	Latham Road, Abbey Meads	470 yd
Toby Carvery	Elstree Way, Abbey Meads	688 yd
The Abbey Meads	Elstree Way, Abbey Meads	688 yd
The Jovial Monk	Highdown Way, St Andrews Ridge	764 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Griddle / Chicken Hut	1 Hannington Close, Penhill	454 yd
Abbey Meads Rendezvous	Unit 2, Abbeymeads Village Centre	688 yd
Gourmet Hive	Unit 5, Neighbourhood Centre	938 yd
Monica's Fish Bar	Unit 2, Neighbourhood Centre	938 yd
Lucy's Fish Bar	2 Braydon Court, Penhill	1,035 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Latham Road, Abbey Meads	470 yd
Tesco Express	Unit 4 Abbeymeads Village Centre, Elstree Way	688 yd
Co-Op	Unit 1, Neighbourhood Centre	938 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Swindon) LATHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	448 yd
Abbey Meads Community Primary School HUGO DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	606 yd
Nalgo Sports Association CRICKLADE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	977 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	67.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	263.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SN25 4AG