SN15 2RU

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham
Postcode district
SN15
Postcode sector
SN15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN15 2BE 50 m
SN15 2RS 76 m
SN15 2AR 89 m
SN15 2BQ 105 m
SN15 2AL 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN15 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN15
Postcode sector
SN15 2
Latitude
51.453208
Longitude
-2.130909
British National Grid easting
391,000
British National Grid northing
172,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04013038
Westminster constituency
Chippenham · E14001168
Output area
E00162770
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 011C · E01031913
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 011 · E02006654

Postcode source versions

Explore SN15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    353 m
  2. Queen's Crescent School

    Academy converter

    838 m
  3. Frogwell Primary School

    Foundation school

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 737
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Public order 149

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN15 2 residents
5,257

Age bands in SN15 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

709 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,057 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,544 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,244 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWDEN SURGERY

    ROWDEN HILL, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2SB

    ODS code J83042

    410 m

  • HATHAWAY SURGERY

    MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6GT

    ODS code J83007

    1.7 km

  • LODGE SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3SY

    ODS code J83625

    2.2 km

  • PORCH SURGERY

    BEECHFIELD ROAD, CORSHAM, SN13 9DL

    ODS code J83010

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Rowden Arms

    BCT · Rowden

    0.1 miles
  • Rowden Arms

    BCT · Rowden

    0.1 miles
  • Stockwood Road

    BCT · Chippenham

    0.2 miles
  • Little Down

    BCT · Chippenham

    0.2 miles
  • Community Hospital

    BCT · Chippenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 011C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,801 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 737 events.

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