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Coordinates & Location for SN2 1LA
Postcode
SN2 1LA
Coordinates
51.5792, -1.7894
Grid reference
SU146867
Easting
414,691
Northing
186,720
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WH6H6+M7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Swindon (Swindon)
Travel to Work
Swindon
ITL Region
Swindon
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
13058
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13058 out of 32,844 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Indian4.4%
Other White2.5%
Other Asian1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
No religion46.8%
Christian43.9%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4918.2%
25–3410.8%
10–159.4%
65–749.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Any member 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
All members 66+9.6%
Other9.1%
+ 7 other households · 42.7%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council AreaSwindon North E14001536
Constituency
E14001536Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Constituency code
E14001536
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Central Swindon North
International Territorial Level
Swindon
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
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
Swindon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB - 92G
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swindon 007D E01015580
E01015580MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 007 E02003218
E02003218LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 007D E01015580
E01015580MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 007 E02003218
E02003218Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 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 SN2 1LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13058
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015580 and MSOA E02003218 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN2 1LA 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
Schools near SN2 1LA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 41%
Attainment 8
50.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–17FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 27%
Attainment 8
49.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 73%
RWM expected
38%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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