Step 1: Introduction to council housing
Number of applicants waiting for council housing
Find out how many people are waiting for council housing in Swindon. This includes people on the housing register waiting list and people who want to move from their current council or housing association home.
Current number of applicants
On 1 July 2026, there were 2,204 applicants on the housing register waiting list and transfer list.
About the waiting lists
The total includes:
- people on the housing register waiting list who are waiting for council housing
- people on the transfer list who already live in a council or housing association property and want to move to a different home
How this information can help
We publish these figures every month. They may help you understand demand for council housing when you bid through the allocations and lettings process.
| Band | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed | Aged 60+ for 1/2 bed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 198 | 112 | 98 | 34 | 112 | 554 |
| Band B | 583 | 284 | 287 | 28 | 174 | 1,356 |
| Band E | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Band O | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 280 |
| Total | 807 | 399 | 391 | 62 | 545 | 2,204 |