SN2 7XS

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 7XW 1 m
SN2 7SD 38 m
SN2 7XN 52 m
SN2 7WA 57 m
SN2 7TZ 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 7XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 7
Latitude
51.594488
Longitude
-1.762510
British National Grid easting
416,547
British National Grid northing
188,431

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
E00078682
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 005C · E01015557
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
62
Primary
42
Secondary
8
  1. Kingsdown School

    Academy converter

    377 m
  2. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon

    Academy converter

    414 m
  3. Ruskin Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    759 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 578
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Shoplifting 123
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN2 7 residents
9,315

Age bands in SN2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

932 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,697 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

2,062 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    1.2 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    2.2 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.3 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.1 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    3.8 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    4.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.6 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    4.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hyde Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsdown Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles
  • Ridgeway Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles
  • Kingsdown Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles
  • Arkells Brewery

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 005C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,358 of 33,755

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

62 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Kingsdown School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 578 events.

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