SHEPPARD STREET, SN1 5DB House Prices & Local Information

SN1 5DB is an up-and-coming urban area on Sheppard Street, 0.8km from New Town (Swindon Newtown) in Swindon (Swindon). Administratively it sits within Central ward and the South Swindon constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SN1 5DB is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. By day, the area transitions to a metro suburban distribution industries character: ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. With residents averaging 34 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 46% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 42% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Swindon.

Safety: Crime rates are high (267 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Average house prices are around £235k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SN1 5DB are sourced from Output Area E00078276 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.