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Coordinates & Location for SN3 2AS
Postcode
SN3 2AS
Coordinates
51.5502, -1.7451
Grid reference
SU177835
Easting
417,773
Northing
183,505
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WH723+3X
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.
6886
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6886 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.67.5%
Other Asian7.8%
Other White6.5%
Indian6.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
+ 3 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
No religion43.4%
Christian42.6%
Hindu3.6%
Not answered3.5%
Muslim2.9%
+ 2 other religions · 4.0%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6419.3%
25–3413.4%
10–159.0%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Other9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
+ 9 other households · 43.2%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council AreaSwindon South E14001537
Constituency
E14001537Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Parks
Constituency code
E14001537
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
South Swindon
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 020B E01015539
E01015539MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 020 E02003231
E02003231LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 020B E01015539
E01015539MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 020 E02003231
E02003231Urban: 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 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 SN3 2AS 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: 6886
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015539 and MSOA E02003231 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN3 2AS 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 SN3 2AS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
65%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 40%
Attainment 8
37.5
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