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SN2 8BD

Gorse Hill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Ward
Gorse Hill
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 8BE 13 m
SN2 8DE 61 m
SN2 8AR 90 m
SN2 8BP 100 m
SN2 8AS 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 8BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 8
Latitude
51.574189
Longitude
-1.773453
British National Grid easting
415,796
British National Grid northing
186,171

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
E00078430
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 010B · E01015509
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 010 · E02003221

Postcode source versions

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Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88, Flat 1, Argyle Street, Swindon, SN2 8BD 9 June 2021 £125,000
88, Flat 3, Argyle Street, Swindon, SN2 8BD 14 May 2021 £105,000
88, Flat 4, Argyle Street, Swindon, SN2 8BD 5 June 2020 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
56
Secondary
9

  1. Gorse Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    144 m

  2. Crowdys Hill School

    Community special school

    699 m

  3. Connex

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,421
  • Anti social behaviour 568
  • Public order 336
  • Shoplifting 323
  • Criminal damage and arson 275

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
SN2 8 residents
2,496

Age bands in SN2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

469 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

232 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.6%

882 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

653 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

313 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    464 m

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.4 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.1 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.3 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.3 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.4 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.0 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    3.0 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.1 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.1 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

    4.1 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.1 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.4 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

  • Buller Street

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Argyle Street

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Buller Street

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Gorse Hill North

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Swiss Chalet

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 010B, 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

16,700 of 33,755

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

76 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gorse Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 317.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,421 events.

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