Schools may need closer review
Priory Vale at a glance
- House prices
- £274,000
- Middle43rd percentile
- Schools
- 28th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 43rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 48.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle70th percentile
- Flood risk
- 17.3% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land82nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Priory Vale a good place to live?
Priory Vale has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, 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
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Priory Vale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 48.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Priory Vale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £274,000
- Percentile
- 43rd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 186 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 Priory Vale
Schools
28th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Priory Vale
Flood risk
17.3% 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 12.2% of the area. That is the 82nd 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 Priory Vale
Transport
43rd 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 Priory Vale a good place to live?
Priory Vale has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Priory Vale safe?
Priory Vale ranks in the 70th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Priory Vale?
The median sale price was £274,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 43rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Priory Vale?
Schools rank in the 28th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Priory Vale?
Nearby public profiles include Rodbourne Cheney in Swindon and Walcot and Park North in Swindon.
