Dewell Mews, Swindon, SN3 1QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SN3 1QU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	45.5%	47.6%	2.1%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	54.5%	52.4%	-2.1%	49.0%	3.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around SN3 1QU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.6%	57.1%	8.5%	37.9%	19.2%
Married: Opposite sex	27.5%	25.3%	-2.2%	44.2%	-18.9%
Separated	8.5%	3.3%	-5.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	12%	10.4%	-1.6%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (88.4%) 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	52.6%	48.8%	-3.8%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	33.3%	39.6%	6.3%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	9.6%	9.7%	0.1%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 52.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.2%	11.6%	2.4%	18.2%	-6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	6.1%	-0.2%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	12.7%	1.4%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.8%	14.4%	-0.4%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	52.8%	52.5%	-0.3%	33.8%	18.7%
Other	4.2%	1.1%	-3.1%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	12.8%	14.9%	2.1%	3.1%	11.8%
Pakistani	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	4.8%	3.5%	0.8%	4.0%
White	80.8%	68.8%	-12.0%	81.4%	-12.6%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.2%	61.6%	-9.6%	83.2%	-21.6%
European Union	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	0.6%	4.4%	3.8%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	13.5%	17.7%	4.2%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.9%	60.4%	-9.5%	83.2%	-22.8%
10+ Years	6.4%	10.1%	3.7%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	10.3%	7.7%	-2.6%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	5.1%	10.1%	5.0%	2.2%	7.9%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	11.6%	3.3%	1.9%	9.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	76.7%	-21.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	5.9%	1.5%	4.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	14.9%	1.2%	13.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and South America	4%	0.2%	3.8%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	31.4%	46.2%	-14.8%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	13.5%	1.7%	11.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Dewell Mews Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dewell Mews was 482.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 602.9% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Dewell Mews has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn and the 16th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 122.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 52.9%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SN3 1QU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Dewell Mews are based on 14 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Thamesdown.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dewell Mews, Swindon, SN3 1QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN3 1QU

Average Price
£202,345

Semi-Detached
£289,537

Terraced
£301,062

Detached
£241,253

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,486

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dewell Mews

Average Price
£222,167

Semi-Detached
£344,188

Terraced
£245,472

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,863

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dewell MewsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Dewell Mews, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£247,500	2025-03-31	£251,239
11 Dewell Mews, Swindon, Swindon Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2024-12-19	£102,145
55 Dewell Mews, Swindon, Swindon Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2024-03-01	£129,464
10 Dewell Mews, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2023-08-31	£289,305
39 Dewell Mews, Swindon, Swindon Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2023-03-28	£128,736

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SN3 1QU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	97
Retired	19
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	11
Part-Time Employee	9
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	7
Other	5
Manufacturing	5
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lethbridge Primary School Lethbridge Road , SN1 4BY	3out of 4	323 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
King William Street Church of England Primary School King William Street , SN1 3LB	2out of 4	520 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Croft Primary School Marlborough Lane , SN3 1RA	4out of 4	552 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Groundwell Road , SN1 2LU	2out of 4	951 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery Southview Avenue , Old Walcot SN3 1EA	2out of 4	1,131 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Commonweal School The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE	3out of 4	960 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lawn Manor Academy Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER	2out of 4	1,092 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR	3out of 4	1,929 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
UTC Swindon Bristol Street , SN1 5ET	1out of 4	1,936 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Deanery CE Academy Peglars Way , Wichelstowe SN1 7DA	- not rated	2,623 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Swindon New College Drive , SN3 1AH	- not rated	1,593 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	3,814 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
EOTAS Swindon Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL	3out of 4	2,753 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons College Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN	- not rated	2,912 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nyland School Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD	3out of 4	3,155 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Chalet School Liden Drive , Liden SN3 6EX	2out of 4	3,392 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowdys Hill School Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ	3out of 4	3,627 yd	Community 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
Pizza&Co Swindon Ltd	10, 10 - 10B Newport Street	65 yd
Subway	2 Hoopers Place, Old Town	182 yd
Food Crew Limited	Wheatsheaf Hotel, 32 Newport Street	201 yd
Mabel's Old Town	23A Devizes Road, Old Town	201 yd
The Royal Oak / The Choptank	The Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road	221 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Steam Railway	14 Newport Street, Old Town	69 yd
Tree Nightclub	Unit 2, 2 Hoopers Place	180 yd
Wheatsheaf Ale House	Wheatsheaf Hotel, 32 Newport Street	201 yd
High Street Club Ltd	8A High Street, Old Town	210 yd
The Hop Inn	8 Devizes Road, Old Town	223 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Town Kebab House	17-21 High Street, Old Town	204 yd
Domino's Pizza	17 - 21 High Street, Old Town	204 yd
Bert's Books	54 Godwin Court, Old Town	235 yd
Welcome Express	56 Devizes Road, Old Town	339 yd
Marmaris	57 Devizes Road, Old Town	339 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Midcounties Co-operative Foodstore	30 High Street, Old Town		192 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Swindon Old Town) NEWPORT STREET	health and fitness suite	179 yd
Croft Sports Centre MARLBOROUGH LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts	484 yd
Town Gardens Quarry Road	tennis courts	546 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Swindon) PIPERS WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	568 yd
Westlecot Bowls Club BOWLING GREEN LANE	indoor bowls	597 yd
Lawn Community Centre Windsor Road		955 yd
The Commonweal School THE MALL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,057 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.6%

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	1.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed	12.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	80.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SN3 1QU