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SN1 5DF

Gorse Hill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gorse Hill
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN1 2BD 87 m
SN1 2BB 124 m
SN2 1BE 131 m
SN1 2BG 139 m
SN1 2BH 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN1 5DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 5
Latitude
51.568164
Longitude
-1.777754
British National Grid easting
415,500
British National Grid northing
185,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Gorse Hill · E05016285
Parish or community
E04012663
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078441
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 010C · E01015510
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 010 · E02003221

Postcode source versions

Explore SN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
57
Secondary
11

  1. Gorse Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    590 m

  2. Drove Primary School

    Academy converter

    882 m

  3. EOTAS Swindon

    Pupil referral unit

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,250
  • Anti social behaviour 944
  • Shoplifting 710
  • Public order 596
  • Criminal damage and arson 444

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN1 5 residents
6,923

Age bands in SN1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,115 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

735 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.2%

2,503 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,468 residents

Age 65 and over
8.8%

559 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    705 m

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    943 m

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    1.6 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.1 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.4 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.5 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.7 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.9 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.1 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.4 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.5 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.5 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

    ASHINGTON HOUSE, ASHINGTON WAY, WESTLEA, SWINDON, SN5 7XY

    ODS code J83036

    3.6 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE, RAMLEAZE DRIVE, SHAW, SWINDON, SN5 5PX

    ODS code J83064

    4.1 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • County Road Corner

    BCT · Swindon

    0.1 miles

  • Gorse Hill South

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Swindon

    0.2 miles

  • County Road Corner

    BCT · Swindon

    0.2 miles

  • Gladstone Street

    BCT · Swindon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 010C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,414 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 11 secondary schools. Gorse Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 590 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 532.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,250 events.

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