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Coordinates & Location for SN3 2BH
Postcode
SN3 2BH
Coordinates
51.5566, -1.7431
Grid reference
SU179842
Easting
417,907
Northing
184,219
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WH744+JQ
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.
5420
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5420 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.73.2%
Other White6.2%
Other Asian6.1%
Indian3.2%
African2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
No religion42.8%
Christian40.5%
Not answered7.5%
Hindu3.4%
Muslim2.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6418.2%
25–3413.7%
10–159.6%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Other14.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 39.1%
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 020A E01015537
E01015537MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 020 E02003231
E02003231LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 020A E01015537
E01015537MSOA 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 2BH 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: 5420
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015537 and MSOA E02003231 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN3 2BH 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 2BH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
36%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 32%
Attainment 8
44.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 74%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
51%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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