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SN2 6AF

Gorse Hill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gorse Hill
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 8AF 4 m
SN2 8DY 22 m
SN2 8DR 63 m
SN2 1AB 67 m
SN2 8DJ 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 6AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 6
Latitude
51.571282
Longitude
-1.776656
British National Grid easting
415,575
British National Grid northing
185,847

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Gorse Hill · E05016285
Parish or community
E04012663
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078442
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 010C · E01015510
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 010 · E02003221

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
58
Secondary
10

  1. Gorse Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    257 m

  2. EOTAS Swindon

    Pupil referral unit

    918 m

  3. Crowdys Hill School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,861
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,051
  • Anti social behaviour 872
  • Shoplifting 654
  • Public order 575
  • Criminal damage and arson 396

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

15

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    613 m

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    1.9 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.3 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.6 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.7 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.8 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.9 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.2 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.2 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.2 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.7 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    3.8 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.2 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

  • Gorse Hill South

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Swiss Chalet

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Swiss Chalet

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gorse Hill South

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • St Barnabas Church

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 010C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,414 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 10 secondary schools. Gorse Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,861 published events cover 12 months, averaging 488.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,051 events.

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