Electoral wardE05016302
Upper Stratton ward, Swindon
Upper Stratton is one of 25 electoral wards of Swindon Borough Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,028 residents in 2,635 households — 4,255 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20216,028council ward average 9,725
Households2,6352.29 residents per household
Density4,255/ km²about 1.42 km² · Swindon 1,014
Aged 65+24.1%Swindon: 15.9% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 275
5–95.1% · 309
10–156.5% · 393
16–194.1% · 250
20–244.7% · 285
25–3411.5% · 691
35–4917.7% · 1,066
50–6421.7% · 1,308
65–7412.1% · 733
75–848.9% · 538
85+3.1% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.9% · 523
1 car or van41.9% · 1,102
2 cars or vans27.9% · 733
3 or more10.4% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swindon overall: 63.7% owned, 15.6% social rented, 19.3% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 951
With mortgage28.3% · 746
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented24.6% · 649
Private rented10.4% · 273
Lives rent free0.5% · 13
Type of home
Detached house11.3% · 298
Semi-detached house53.5% · 1,409
Terraced house25.0% · 658
Purpose-built flat9.1% · 241
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016302- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BlunsdonStratton St Margaret
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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.