SN1 2PL

Lower Stratton · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 4DW 101 m
SN3 4DP 172 m
SN3 4DH 177 m
SN3 4JQ 188 m
SN3 4PD 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN1 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 2
Latitude
51.573509
Longitude
-1.753197
British National Grid easting
417,200
British National Grid northing
186,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012671
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078654
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 009A · E01015549
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 009 · E02003220

Postcode source versions

Explore SN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
42
Secondary
8
  1. Grange Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    763 m
  2. Colebrook Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    973 m
  3. Colebrook Junior School

    Community school

    973 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,069
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 833
  • Anti social behaviour 336
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Public order 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN1 2 residents
11,135

Age bands in SN1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,190 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,365 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.3%

3,769 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,972 residents

Age 65 and over
9%

1,015 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

    HIGHWORTH ROAD, STRATTON ST MARGARET, SWINDON, SN3 4BF

    ODS code J83001

    1.6 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    1.8 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.9 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    2.2 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

    THE WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE, SWINDON NHS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ISLINGTON ST, SWINDON, SN1 2DQ

    ODS code J83033

    2.3 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.7 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.9 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.4 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

    ABBEYMEADS VILLAGE CENTRE, ELSTREE WAY, SWINDON, SN25 4YZ

    ODS code J83035

    3.9 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.9 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

    HOME GROUND SURGERY, THAMES AVENUE, SWINDON, SN25 1QQ

    ODS code J83057

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Dockle Farm

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Dockle Farm

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 009A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,683 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Grange Junior School is the nearest published school at 763 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,069 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 833 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.