Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Low · 1.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14849
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14849 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SN16 9RJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SN16 9RJ
Counts are for Purton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -83%
20112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
2
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.8%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian46.8%
No religion45.9%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4918.5%
25–3410.2%
65–749.8%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.4%
One person: aged 66+13.7%
One person: other13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Single family household, all members 66+8.6%
+ 9 other households · 37.3%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 10.2 km straight lineabout 128 min
Kemble Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 12.3 km straight lineabout 154 min
Swindon Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 18.2 km straight lineabout 227 min
Chippenham Rail Station
Rail
Coordinates & Location for SN16 9RJ
Postcode
SN16 9RJ
Coordinates
51.5935, -1.9582
Grid reference
SU029882
Easting
402,989
Northing
188,291
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WH2VR+9P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Swindon
ITL Region
Wiltshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wiltshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Cotswolds E14001482
Constituency
E14001482Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Purton
Constituency code
E14001482
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Braydon
International Territorial Level
Wiltshire
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wiltshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB - 92G
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wiltshire 003C E01031956
E01031956MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 003 E02006646
E02006646LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wiltshire 003C E01031956
E01031956MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 003 E02006646
E02006646Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 40 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SN16 9RJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031956 and MSOA E02006646 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14849
Present — Active
Postcode SN16 9RJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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