Electoral wardE05016296
Rodbourne Cheney ward, Swindon
Rodbourne Cheney is one of 25 electoral wards of Swindon Borough Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,947 residents in 4,337 households — 5,104 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202110,947council ward average 9,725
Households4,3372.52 residents per household
Density5,104/ km²about 2.14 km² · Swindon 1,014
Aged 65+17.2%Swindon: 15.9% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 625
5–97.4% · 805
10–159.0% · 983
16–195.2% · 570
20–245.0% · 547
25–3412.2% · 1,334
35–4919.4% · 2,126
50–6419.0% · 2,078
65–749.5% · 1,038
75–845.3% · 577
85+2.4% · 264
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.0% · 1,083
1 car or van41.8% · 1,812
2 cars or vans24.6% · 1,066
3 or more8.7% · 376
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swindon overall: 63.7% owned, 15.6% social rented, 19.3% private rented.
Owned outright25.8% · 1,118
With mortgage28.1% · 1,219
Shared ownership0.9% · 38
Social rented34.4% · 1,493
Private rented10.6% · 458
Lives rent free0.2% · 9
Type of home
Detached house11.6% · 502
Semi-detached house47.3% · 2,053
Terraced house25.8% · 1,119
Purpose-built flat13.4% · 579
Converted house1.3% · 57
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016296- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Central Swindon North
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.