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Coordinates & Location for SN26 8DN
Postcode
SN26 8DN
Coordinates
51.6092, -1.7896
Grid reference
SU146900
Easting
414,663
Northing
190,062
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WJ656+M4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Broad Blunsdon
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.
20724
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20724 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.79.4%
Other White5.8%
Indian3.3%
African2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
+ 2 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
No religion52.3%
Christian37.4%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.6%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
25–3422.8%
≤411.8%
50–6410.2%
5–99.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.7%
Other16.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
+ 8 other households · 26.9%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council AreaSwindon North E14001536
Constituency
E14001536Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Blunsdon
Constituency code
E14001536
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Blunsdon
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 008F E01033841
E01033841MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 008 E02003219
E02003219LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 008B E01015474
E01015474MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 008 E02003219
E02003219Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentOctober 2009 — Introduced
Postcode SN26 8DN introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20724
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033841 and MSOA E02003219 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN26 8DN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SN26 8DN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
67%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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