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SN2 2DU

Rodbourne Ferndale & Western · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 2PN 249 m
SN2 2QG 280 m
SN2 2QB 282 m
SN2 2YW 320 m
SN2 2PQ 345 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 2
Latitude
51.571305
Longitude
-1.810146
British National Grid easting
413,254
British National Grid northing
185,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Rodbourne Ferndale & Western · E05016297
Parish or community
E04012663
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078800
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 012B · E01015578
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 012 · E02003223

Postcode source versions

Explore SN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
56
Secondary
12

  1. Even Swindon Primary School

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    613 m

  2. Nova Hreod Academy

    Academy converter

    908 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,667
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 635
  • Anti social behaviour 259
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Public order 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN2 2 residents
12,973

Age bands in SN2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,383 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,288 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.2%

4,089 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

3,126 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

1,436 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
4.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
4.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
4.5%
Gigabit-capable
4.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
4.5%
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

    1.7 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    1.9 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    1.9 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    2.1 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.2 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.2 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.3 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.2 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    4.2 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    4.2 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    4.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    4.8 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, WILLIS WAY, PURTON, SWINDON, SN5 4BD

    ODS code J83006

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • B&Q

    BCT · Barnfield

    0.2 miles

  • Enterprise House

    BCT · Cheney Manor

    0.2 miles

  • Bss House

    BCT · Cheney Manor

    0.2 miles

  • B&Q

    BCT · Barnfield

    0.2 miles

  • Enterprise House

    BCT · Cheney Manor

    0.2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

79 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 12 secondary schools. Even Swindon Primary School is the nearest published school at 613 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,667 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 635 events.

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