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SN26 8AR

Blunsdon · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blunsdon
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN26
Postcode sector
SN26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN26 8AJ 0 m
SN26 8BX 100 m
SN26 8AH 101 m
SN26 8AF 106 m
SN26 8BU 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN26 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN26
Postcode sector
SN26 8
Latitude
51.612455
Longitude
-1.797091
British National Grid easting
414,146
British National Grid northing
190,422

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Blunsdon · E05016281
Parish or community
E04012662
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00177303
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 008F · E01033841
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 008 · E02003219

Postcode source versions

Explore SN26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary

    Free schools

    373 m

  2. Churchward School

    Free schools special

    1.0 km

  3. St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 293
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Public order 67
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN26 8 residents
642

Age bands in SN26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.3%

164 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

67 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.9%

222 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

153 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

68 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

4

within 5 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    1.6 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.4 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.2 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street Top

    BCT · Broad Blunsdon

    0.2 miles

  • Diamond Crescent

    BCT · Broad Blunsdon

    0.2 miles

  • Minerva Heights

    BCT · Broad Blunsdon

    0.3 miles

  • Abbey Stadium

    BCT · Broad Blunsdon

    0.3 miles

  • Abbey Stadium

    BCT · Broad Blunsdon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 008F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,724 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 293 events.

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