SN2 8BT

Gorse Hill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 8BS 24 m
SN2 8BX 101 m
SN2 8NZ 109 m
SN2 8EN 114 m
SN2 8BU 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 8BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 8
Latitude
51.569875
Longitude
-1.774513
British National Grid easting
415,724
British National Grid northing
185,691

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012663
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078441
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 010C · E01015510
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 010 · E02003221

Postcode source versions

Explore SN2

60 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
62, Caulfield Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BT 28 January 2026 £210,000
61, Caulfield Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BT 16 May 2025 £220,000
48, Caulfield Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BT 17 November 2023 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
56
Secondary
10
  1. Gorse Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    344 m
  2. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    948 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic College

    Academy converter

    948 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,104
  • Anti social behaviour 890
  • Shoplifting 678
  • Public order 575
  • Criminal damage and arson 401

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
110

58 female, 52 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
3.1
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 4.4% 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

    808 m

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    975 m

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.7 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

    2.1 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.6 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.6 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.6 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.4 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.4 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.8 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    3.9 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.3 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

  • Gorse Hill South

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gorse Hill South

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Swiss Chalet

    BCT · Gorse Hill

    0.2 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.

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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £212,500 from 6 recorded sales in SN2 8BT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swindon is £265,666 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

77 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 10 secondary schools. Gorse Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 500.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,104 events.

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