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Blunsdon and Highworth at a glance
- House prices
- £290,000
- Middle48th percentile
- Schools
- 41st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 20th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 60.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle57th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blunsdon and Highworth a good place to live?
Blunsdon and Highworth has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Swindon below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blunsdon and Highworth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 57th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Blunsdon and Highworth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £290,000
- Percentile
- 48th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 122 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Blunsdon and Highworth
Schools
41st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blunsdon and Highworth
Flood risk
9.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 6.4% of the area. That is the 68th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Blunsdon and Highworth
Transport
20th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Blunsdon and Highworth a good place to live?
Blunsdon and Highworth has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blunsdon and Highworth safe?
Blunsdon and Highworth ranks in the 57th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blunsdon and Highworth?
The median sale price was £290,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 48th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blunsdon and Highworth?
Schools rank in the 41st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blunsdon and Highworth?
Nearby public profiles include St. Andrews in Swindon and Haydon Wick in Swindon.
