Parsonage Road, Swindon, SN3 4LP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SN3 4LP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	47.7%	48.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	52.3%	51.4%	-0.9%	49.0%	2.4%

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	35.7%	33.9%	-1.8%	37.9%	-4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	52.5%	47.8%	-4.7%	44.2%	3.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	6.7%	9.4%	2.7%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (86.5%) 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	59%	54.4%	-4.6%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	32.9%	32.1%	-0.8%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	6.5%	9.6%	3.1%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	1.3%	3.7%	2.4%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 SN3 4LP this area, 9.9% 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	11.5%	9.9%	-1.6%	18.2%	-8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.2%	12.2%	-9.0%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.9%	19.1%	-1.8%	13.4%	5.7%
Apprenticeship	6.2%	5.1%	-1.1%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	22.4%	8.7%	16.9%	5.5%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	28.8%	6.3%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	4%	2.5%	-1.5%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	4%	4.1%	0.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.2%	2%	1.8%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	92.9%	89.8%	-3.1%	81.4%	8.4%
Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.5% 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	91%	83.5%	-7.5%	83.2%	0.3%
European Union	2.9%	6.3%	3.4%	6.1%	0.2%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	0.4%	2%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.4%	83.6%	-6.8%	83.2%	0.4%
10+ Years	0.8%	8.8%	8.0%	9.8%	-1.0%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.9%	2.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	4%	0.8%	-3.2%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.2%	76.7%	0.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.4%	37.2%	13.2%
Christian	43.6%	46.2%	-2.6%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Parsonage Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Parsonage Road was 140.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.5% higher than the St Margaret and South Marston average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Parsonage Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston and the 124th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SN3 4LP, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Parsonage Road are based on 2 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 Parsonage Road, Swindon, SN3 4LP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN3 4LP

Average Price
£3,515,482

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,515,482

Estimated Average Property Prices for Parsonage Road

Average Price
£11,866,579

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£11,866,579

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Parsonage Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Smuffit Corrugated Parsonage Road, Swindon, Swindon Other, an established residential building	£2,850,000	2016-04-08	£3,493,782

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SN3 4LP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	186
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	40
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Student (economically inactive)	8

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Financial and insurance activities	36
Construction	24
Education	23
Human health and social work activities	18
Information and communication	17
Other	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ruskin Junior School Wordsworth Drive , Upper Stratton SN2 7NG	2out of 4	412 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Grange Infants' School Delamere Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4XE	2out of 4	432 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Davenwood , Upper Stratton SN2 7LL	3out of 4	795 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Junior School Grange Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4JY	1out of 4	980 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechcroft Infant School Beechcroft Road , Upper Stratton SN2 7QE	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsdown School Hyde Rd , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH	2out of 4	838 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR	3out of 4	2,620 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Dorcan Academy St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA	2out of 4	3,587 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lawn Manor Academy Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER	2out of 4	3,751 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nova Hreod Academy Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ	3out of 4	4,077 yd	Academy converter	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	3,381 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	2,503 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crowdys Hill School Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ	3out of 4	1,490 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Academy Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS	1out of 4	1,532 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons College Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN	- not rated	1,667 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nyland School Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD	3out of 4	2,672 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
EOTAS Swindon Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL	3out of 4	3,170 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Rockstar Climbing Limited / Crux Cafe & Bar	Unit 5, Io Centre	366 yd
Subway	Unit 3, Stellite Works	383 yd
Grange Leisure	Stratton Community Leisure Centre, Grange Drive	814 yd
Beechcroft Library	188 Beechcroft Road, Swindon	1,052 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown Inn	73 Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret	345 yd
The Wheatsheaf	167 Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret	594 yd
Stratton Churchway Bowls Club	Churchway Bowls Club, Grange Drive	905 yd
The Pub Company (New Inn)	New Inn, Swindon Road	975 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingsdown Fish And Burger Bar	1 Windbrook Meadow, Kingsdown	485 yd
Domino's Pizza	1 Windbrook Meadow, Kingsdown	485 yd
Pizza Croft	61A Meadowcroft, Stratton St Margaret	636 yd
Stratton Saffron Tandoori	212 Beechcroft Road, Swindon	1,054 yd
Sims Chippy	192 Beechcroft Road, Swindon	1,054 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	20 G, Parsonage Road	72 yd
Home Bargains	Hobley Drive, Stratton St Margaret	383 yd
The Midcounties Co-operative	Windbrook Meadow, Kingsdown	485 yd
The Midcounties Co-operative	204-206 Beechcroft Road, Swindon	1,054 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Focused Gyms (Closed) Hobley Drive	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	352 yd
Ruskin Junior School WORDSWORTH DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	522 yd
Kingsdown School Sports Centre Ermin Street	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	549 yd
Meadowcroft Recreation Ground Addison Crescent	grass pitches	714 yd
Grange Leisure Centre GRANGE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	808 yd
Grange Junior School GRANGE DRIVE	grass pitches	872 yd
St Catherines School DAVENWOOD	grass pitches	906 yd
Kingsdown School HYDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	934 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of SN3 4LP