Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
701
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 701 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.
Police Recorded Crime near SN2 5LF
Crime trends · near SN2 5LF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY -16%
ASB
19
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
113
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,868
White Brit.86.8%
Other White4.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
+ other · 6.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,865
No religion61.7%
Christian29.8%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,868
35–4916.9%
50–6416.0%
25–3415.4%
≤411.0%
5–910.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Total households: 715
Lone parent family: With dependent children22.2%
Other14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+10.5%
+ 8 other households · 29.8%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council Area
Swindon North E14001536
Constituency
E14001536
Wiltshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Penhill and Upper Stratton
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 Scotland
Thames 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 003D E01015546
E01015546
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 003 E02003214
E02003214
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 003D E01015546
E01015546
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 003 E02003214
E02003214
Urban: 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
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:47 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:47 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SN2 5LF 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: 701
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015546 and MSOA E02003214 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN2 5LF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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