Charolais Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SN5 5RX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	50.5%	-1.9%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	47.6%	49.5%	1.9%	49.0%	0.5%

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 vicinity of SN5 5RX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	27.4%	23.9%	-3.5%	37.9%	-14.0%
Married: Opposite sex	61.9%	61.2%	-0.7%	44.2%	17.0%
Separated	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.1%	9.4%	2.3%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	2.8%	4.3%	1.5%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.3%	52.8%	-0.5%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	34%	31%	-3.0%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	10.7%	12.1%	1.4%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11%	11.7%	0.7%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	9%	-6.3%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	13.7%	-4.1%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	7.4%	1.7%	5.3%	2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	15.2%	1.0%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	33.5%	40.6%	7.1%	33.8%	6.8%
Other	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.6% 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%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	3.3%	3.5%	0.2%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	85.2%	80.6%	-4.6%	81.4%	-0.8%
Arab	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	3.8%	3.8%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.9% 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	89.6%	80.9%	-8.7%	83.2%	-2.3%
European Union	3.6%	5.9%	2.3%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.4%	3.8%	1.4%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	8%	4.4%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.1%	80.6%	-8.5%	83.2%	-2.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	12.5%	11.9%	9.8%	2.7%
5-10 Years	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	8%	2.1%	-5.9%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.7%	76.7%	8.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.3%	37.2%	4.1%
Christian	41.7%	46.2%	-4.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.9%	1.7%	3.2%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Charolais Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charolais Drive was 12.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.3% lower than the Mannington and Western average. The most reported crime type was Public order.

Charolais Drive has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western and the 56th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.8%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SN5 5RX, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 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 Charolais Drive 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 Thamesdown.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Charolais Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN5 5RX

Average Price
£211,371

Semi-Detached
£218,049

Terraced
£200,240

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charolais Drive

Average Price
£265,414

Semi-Detached
£265,414

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charolais DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Charolais Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-05-19	£151,520
11 Charolais Drive, Swindon, Swindon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	2022-11-03	£109,780
10 Charolais Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£164,000	2019-11-08	£207,234
2 Charolais Drive, Swindon, Swindon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£187,000	2018-12-07	£229,730
7 Charolais Drive, Swindon, Swindon Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2011-12-07	£243,171

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SN5 5RX

Employment

SN5 5RX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SN5 5RX area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	97
Retired	78
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	18
Looking after home or family	9
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Unemployed	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Manufacturing	30
Financial and insurance activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	14
Information and communication	12
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shaw Ridge Primary School Ridge Green , Shaw SN5 5PU	- not rated	403 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shaw Ridge Primary School Ridge Green , Shaw SN5 5PU	3out of 4	403 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salt Way Primary School Pearl Road , Middleleaze SN5 5TD	- not rated	460 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook Field Primary School Cartwright Drive , Shaw SN5 5SB	- not rated	603 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brook Field Primary School Cartwright Drive , Shaw SN5 5SB	3out of 4	603 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greendown Community School Grange Park Way , Grange Park SN5 6HN	- not rated	1,224 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lydiard Park Academy Grange Park Way , Grange Park SN5 6HN	3out of 4	1,224 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nova Hreod Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ	- not rated	2,679 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nova Hreod Academy Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ	3out of 4	2,679 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Deanery CofE Academy Peglars Way , Wichelstowe SN1 7DA	1out of 4	3,131 yd	Free schools	No	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	3,662 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	4,127 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitecroft Education Trust Unit 3 , The Old Brickyard SN2 2NP	- not rated	2,640 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Wheatley Park 25-27 Moredon Road , Rodbourne Cheney SN25 3DF	- not rated	3,242 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
EOTAS Swindon Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL	- not rated	3,533 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakley Court School St Paul's Street , Gorse Hill SN25 1PT	- not rated	3,946 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wizard Education 28 Eastcott Hill , SN1 3JG	- not rated	4,128 yd	Other independent school	No	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 Hut	Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Shaw	707 yd
Tenpin Ltd	Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Shaw	707 yd
Ridge Bar And Grill	Unit 5, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park	707 yd
The Raj	Night Out Restaurant, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park	708 yd
Franklins Link Centre	Link Centre, Whitehill Way	980 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Village Inn	Unit 4, Ramleaze House	258 yd
The Nine Elms Pub	Old Shaw Lane, Swindon	757 yd
Brookhouse Farm	Brook House, Middleleaze Drive	809 yd
The Harvey	West Swindon Centre, Westlea	980 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shaw Kebab House	Unit 4, Ramleaze House	258 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit B4, West Swindon Centre	980 yd
Panku (Within Asda)	West Swindon Centre, Whitehill Way	1,012 yd
Britz Fish And Chips	Unit 10, West Swindon Centre	1,012 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Unit 1, Shaw Village Centre	258 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Unit 1, Shaw Road	769 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Unit 1, West Swindon Centre	1,012 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Shaw Ridge Primary School RIDGE GREEN	grass pitches	463 yd
Brook Field Primary School Cartwright Drive	athletics tracks, grass pitches	576 yd
Salt Way County Primary School (Closed) Pearl Road	grass pitches	608 yd
Village Gym (Swindon) THE DE VERE SWINDON THE DE VERE SWINDON SHAW RIDGE LEISURE PARK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	697 yd
Tregoze Primary School SLEAFORD CLOSE	grass pitches	798 yd
Simply Gym Swindon CHELMSFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	882 yd
24 Hr Gym SENSOR HOUSE SENSOR HOUSE LANGLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	902 yd
Link Centre	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts, swimming pool	934 yd
Westlea Primary School LANGSTONE WAY	grass pitches	981 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	76 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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