Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8145
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8145 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 SN38 6TW
Crime trends · near SN38 6TW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +11%
ASB
7
YoY +17%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,459
White Brit.79.9%
Indian3.6%
Other Asian3.6%
Other White3.6%
African1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,461
Christian47.7%
No religion40.0%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,459
50–6421.0%
35–4916.8%
25–3412.9%
65–7412.2%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Total households: 653
Other21.3%
Any member 66+20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
All members 66+7.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council Area
Swindon South E14001537
Constituency
E14001537
Wiltshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Covingham and Dorcan
Constituency code
E14001537
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Nythe, Eldene and Liden
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 023B E01015488
E01015488
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 023 E02003234
E02003234
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 023B E01015488
E01015488
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 023 E02003234
E02003234
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
4:21 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:21 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> Present
December 1997 — Introduced
Postcode SN38 6TW 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: 8145
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015488 and MSOA E02003234 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN38 6TW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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