CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ASHFORD, KENT - BATH, SOMERSET - BECKENHAM, KENT - BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE - BILLERICAY, ESSEX - BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, BIRMINGHAM - BOURNEMOUTH, SUSSEX - BRENTWOOD, ESSEX - BRIGHTON, SUSSEX - CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - CANTERBURY, KENT - CARDIFF, WALES - CHELMSFORD, ESSEX - CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE - COLCHESTER, ESSEX - EPPING, ESSEX - GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE - GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK - GUILDFORD, SURREY - IPSWICH, SUFFOLK - KETTERING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK - LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, LANCASHIRE - LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE - MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE - MILTON KEYNES, BEDFORDSHIRE - NORWICH, NORFOLK - OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE - PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - READING, BERKSHIRE - ROMFORD, ESSEX - SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX - ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE - STANSTED, ESSEX - SWINDON, BERKSHIRE - WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE - WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
| Area: | SWINDON, BERKSHIRE | |||||||
| Category: | C | |||||||
| Investor Profile | Pension, Business and Cash&Equity | |||||||
| Population aged 15+: | 118,456 | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Percentage Class ABC1: | 44% | 4% | ||||||
| Crime: | Violence | Sexual | Burglary | Motor | ||||
| Per 1000 population | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Yield Range: | 4.7% - 7.1% | |||||||
| Price Ranges | Low £ | Hi £ | Low £pw | Hi £pw | Low | Hi | ||
| Flats&maisonettes | 65,600 | 98,400 | 90 | 121 | 6.4% | 7.1% | ||
| Terraced | 84,800 | 127,200 | 106 | 143 | 5.8% | 6.5% | ||
| Semi-detached | 102,400 | 153,600 | 113 | 152 | 5.1% | 5.7% | ||
| Detached | 144,800 | 217,200 | 147 | 198 | 4.7% | 5.3% | ||
| Valuations above the national average by: | 0% | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Capital growth last 12 months: | 15% | 18% | ||||||
| Capital growth last 5 years: | 96% | 80% | ||||||
| Large employers in the area: | BP Castrol, Honda, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, WH Smith, Zurich, BMW, Arval PHH, Woolworths & Tyco Industries | |||||||
| Demand For Letting: | Good | |||||||
| Average void period: | 2 weeks | |||||||
| Total (out of 10) | Capital Growth (out of 5) | Yield (out of 5) | ||||||
| Out of 10: | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Summary: | Businesses will always locate here due to its location so tenant demand will always be strong. | |||||||
| Description: | The reason I have recommended this town is simply due to its location. It is dead centre on the M4 between London & Bristol, has improved access to the M5 via the A419 to go north and has unrivaled accesability to a significant number of air and seaports being: · Heathrow Airport (it is quicker by car from Swindon than it is from central London!) · Bristol Airport · Southampton Airport · Avonmouth Docks · Southampton Docks · Cardiff Docks This is why so many companies have located to Swindon to take advantage of its accesability especially distribution centres. People continue to relocate to Swindon at consistent rates to meet the demand from employers in the local economy. With a low unemployment rate and the varied skills base of the local population, Swindon is the first choice for many national and international businesses. | |||||||
| Mainline railway station: | 30-40 minutes to Bristol Parkway | |||||||
| Road Access: | Main access A419 & M4 40 miles east of Bristol 4 miles from M4 | |||||||
| Local Newspaper | Swindon Evening Advertiser 01793 528144 | |||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Ridgeway Estate Agents | Tritton House 14 Bath Road Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4BA | 01793 431000 | www.roderickwightman.co.uk | |||||
| Cocil Pike & Partners | 5-6 Commercial Road Swindon Wiltshire SN1 5NF | 01793 614868 | ||||||
| Chappells Estate Agents | 76 Victoria Road Swindon Wiltshire SN1 3BB | 01793 618080 | ||||||
| Dewhurst & Co | 23 Commercial Road Swindon Wiltshire SN1 5NS | 01793 430200 | www.dewhurstandco.co.uk | |||||
| Philip Andrews Estate Agents | 62 Devies Road Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4BD | 01793 431432 | www.philipandrews.co.uk | |||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Ridgeway Estate Agents | 21-22, Commercial Rd Swindon Wiltshire SN1 5NS | 01793 530167 | www.ridgewayestateagents.co.uk | |||||
| Home Choice | 167, Victoria Rd Swindon Wiltshire SN1 3BU | 01793 431725 | www.homechoice-uk.com | |||||
| Dreweatt Neate | 28, Wood St Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4AB | 01793 489303 | www.dreweatt-neate.co.uk | |||||
| Peter Long & Partners | 16, High St Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 3EP | 01793 615555 | www.peterlongandpartners.co.uk | |||||
| Joy Sherwood Property Management | 25, Commercial Rd Swindon Wiltshire SN1 5NS | 01793 538616 | www.joysherwood.co.uk | |||||