SN2 1DW

Rodbourne Ferndale & Western · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 1DR 105 m
SN2 1HW 106 m
SN2 1DQ 108 m
SN2 1DG 114 m
SN2 1DN 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 1DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 1
Latitude
51.570287
Longitude
-1.798477
British National Grid easting
414,063
British National Grid northing
185,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012663
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078803
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 012B · E01015578
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 012 · E02003223

Postcode source versions

Explore SN2

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Cobden Road, Swindon, SN2 1DW 29 January 2026 £259,000
19, Cobden Road, Swindon, SN2 1DW 1 August 2025 £210,000
14, Cobden Road, Swindon, SN2 1DW 18 August 2023 £228,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
57
Secondary
12
  1. Ferndale Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    476 m
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    478 m
  3. EOTAS Swindon

    Pupil referral unit

    608 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,578
  • Anti social behaviour 671
  • Shoplifting 564
  • Public order 445
  • Criminal damage and arson 323

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

27 female, 35 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.2
SN2 1 residents
14,221

Age bands in SN2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,780 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,651 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

4,136 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,859 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

2,140 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    1.3 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.5 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    1.5 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.2 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    2.4 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    2.5 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.5 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    2.6 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.1 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    3.4 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    3.6 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    3.9 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    4.0 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Scarborough Road

    BCT · Rodbourne Cheney

    0.2 miles
  • Scarborough Road

    BCT · Rodbourne Cheney

    0.2 miles
  • Wiltshire Avenue

    BCT · Rodbourne Cheney

    0.2 miles
  • Wiltshire Avenue

    BCT · Rodbourne Cheney

    0.2 miles
  • Bss House

    BCT · Cheney Manor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 012B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,978 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £259,000 from 5 recorded sales in SN2 1DW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swindon is £265,666 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

79 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 12 secondary schools. Ferndale Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 387.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,578 events.

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