Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15820
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15820 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 SN5 6BJ
Crime trends · near SN5 6BJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY +136%
ASB
6
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
43
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,487
White Brit.75.7%
Other White7.9%
Indian2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
African1.8%
+ 5 other groups · 10.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,491
No religion47.8%
Christian40.9%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim3.3%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,484
35–4922.6%
50–6420.5%
25–3417.2%
10–157.3%
5–97.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Total households: 671
Other26.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council Area
Swindon South E14001537
Constituency
E14001537
Wiltshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lydiard and Freshbrook
Constituency code
E14001537
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
West Swindon
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 018D E01015505
E01015505
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 018 E02003229
E02003229
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 018D E01015505
E01015505
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 018 E02003229
E02003229
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
October 1984
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> Present
October 1984 — Introduced
Postcode SN5 6BJ 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: 15820
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015505 and MSOA E02003229 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN5 6BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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