SN2 3WU

Priory Vale · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN25 1WH 6 m
SN25 1WG 150 m
SN25 1WP 159 m
SN25 1WT 174 m
SN25 1WJ 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 3WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 3
Latitude
51.591185
Longitude
-1.827717
British National Grid easting
412,031
British National Grid northing
188,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012666
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00166563
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 026B · E01032700
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 026 · E02006847

Postcode source versions

Explore SN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
37
Secondary
7
  1. St Francis CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    408 m
  2. Orchid Vale Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Haydonleigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 632
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Public order 98
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    1.4 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    2.5 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    2.7 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    3.5 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    3.8 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    3.8 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    4.2 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.2 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Galloway Road

    BCT · Taw Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Galloway Road

    BCT · Taw Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Tawny Owl

    BCT · Taw Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Tawny Owl

    BCT · Taw Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Aiken Road

    BCT · Taw Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 026B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,282 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Francis CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 632 events.

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