SN2 5AS

Upper Stratton · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 7AS 29 m
SN2 7ST 143 m
SN2 5EQ 144 m
SN2 7SX 145 m
SN2 5EH 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 5AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 5
Latitude
51.592569
Longitude
-1.774328
British National Grid easting
415,729
British National Grid northing
188,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012671
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078667
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 005A · E01015555
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 005 · E02003216

Postcode source versions

Explore SN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
47
Secondary
9
  1. St Luke's Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    188 m
  2. Beechcroft Infant School

    Community school

    701 m
  3. Seven Fields Primary School

    Academy converter

    731 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 819
  • Anti social behaviour 264
  • Shoplifting 154
  • Public order 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN2 5 residents
6,224

Age bands in SN2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27%

1,719 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

741 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

1,767 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

1,403 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

746 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    1.4 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    1.8 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    1.8 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.3 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    3.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.0 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.2 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    4.3 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    4.8 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    4.8 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Queensfield

    BCT · Penhill

    0.0 miles
  • Queensfield

    BCT · Penhill

    0.1 miles
  • Grafton Road

    BCT · Penhill

    0.2 miles
  • Grafton Road

    BCT · Penhill

    0.2 miles
  • Durnford Road

    BCT · Penhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 005A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,008 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Luke's Academy is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 819 events.

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