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Coordinates & Location for SN6 7RU
Postcode
SN6 7RU
Coordinates
51.6425, -1.7476
Grid reference
SU175937
Easting
417,559
Northing
193,776
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3WJ7V2+2W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
22135
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22135 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.94.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian56.5%
No religion36.7%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6426.5%
35–4918.5%
65–7413.9%
75–848.5%
25–347.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
All members 66+14.4%
Any member 66+13.9%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Swindon
Local Authority
Council AreaSwindon North E14001536
Constituency
E14001536Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Blunsdon
Constituency code
E14001536
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Hannington
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 008H E01033843
E01033843MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swindon 008 E02003219
E02003219LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swindon 008B E01015474
E01015474MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swindon 008 E02003219
E02003219Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 SN6 7RU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 22135
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01033843 and MSOA E02003219 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN6 7RU 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
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