High deprivation
IMD England
28
Crime · May '26
£265,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SN5 8NU
Postcode
SN5 8NU
Coordinates
51.5481, -1.8363
Grid reference
SU114832
Easting
411,444
Northing
183,260
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WG5X7+6F
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.
7824
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7824 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)
Property sales · SN5 8NU
HM Land Registry · Swindon
Average price
£258,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £265,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £206,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£350k£278k£205k
Jul '23Sep '23Feb '24Sep '24Mar '25
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SN5 8NU
Crime trends · near SN5 8NU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26166
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -23%
ASB
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -44%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.2%
Other White10.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.4%
Indian1.7%
African1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 10.3%
Religion
No religion43.3%
Christian42.4%
Muslim6.0%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4917.4%
25–3414.5%
65–7410.8%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Other20.2%
Any member 66+19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council AreaSwindon South E14001537
Constituency
E14001537Wiltshire
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 ScotlandThames 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 022C E01015503
E01015503MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 022 E02003233
E02003233LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 022C E01015503
E01015503MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 022 E02003233
E02003233Urban: 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
4:02 AM
Sunrise
8:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:02 AM
Sunset (today)
8:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 SN5 8NU 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: 7824
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015503 and MSOA E02003233 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN5 8NU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SN5 8NU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Millbrook Primary School
Swindon · SN5 8NU
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
Swindon · SN5 8LW
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Swindon · SN5 8LW
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Lift Hazelwood
Swindon · SN5 8DR
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon · SN5 6HN
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Tregoze Primary School
Swindon · SN5 6JU
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Westlea Primary School
Swindon · SN5 7BT
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Kingfisher CE Academy
Swindon · SN1 7DA
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Deanery CE Academy
Swindon · SN1 7DA
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon · SN1 7DA
Inadequate
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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