THE average rent for a home in Swindon is almost £1,000 figures have revealed.

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics that go up until 2019 suggest  roughly 16.8% of families are renting property in the town, but how much is it costing them? 

Analysis of Swindon rental properties from Home.co.uk has found the average rent in the town is £940 per calendar month. 

A one bedroom place will set someone back on average £700 pcm, with two bedrooms jumping in cost to an average of £1,012. Average rental costs for a three-bed property are £1,216 and £1,647 for a four-bed. 

These numbers come from 162 properties listed on the site - 60 of them added in the last 14 days. 

Swindon's rental costs are on a par with both Royal Wootton Bassett and Highworth, with the former coming in with an overall average of £664 and the latter just £2 more expensive at £742.

Proving to be a lot more expensive than Swindon, but drawing from far fewer examples, are Wroughton at £1,650, Marlborough at £1,063 and Purton at £1,014.