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SN2 8DP

Gorse Hill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN2 8DQ 53 m
SN2 8DS 144 m
SN2 8LU 151 m
SN2 8XU 151 m
SN2 8ER 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN2 8DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN2
Postcode sector
SN2 8
Latitude
51.575101
Longitude
-1.766507
British National Grid easting
416,277
British National Grid northing
186,274

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

Explore SN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
52
Secondary
9

  1. Gorse Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    578 m

  2. Crowdys Hill School

    Community special school

    728 m

  3. Connex

    Other independent special school

    876 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,156
  • Anti social behaviour 439
  • Public order 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Shoplifting 210

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

15

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    875 m

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.8 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    1.8 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.7 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.8 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    2.9 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    3.1 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.2 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    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

    4.5 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.6 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.9 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

  • Bramble Road

    BCT · Kembrey Park

    0.2 miles

  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Elgin

    0.2 miles

  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Elgin

    0.2 miles

  • Ramsbury House

    BCT · Kembrey Park

    0.2 miles

  • Wickes

    BCT · Elgin

    0.3 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
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

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gorse Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,156 events.

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