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SN3 1BF

Walcot · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Ward
Walcot
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 1BG 87 m
SN3 1BQ 87 m
SN3 1AG 119 m
SN3 1AR 120 m
SN3 1AF 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1
Latitude
51.561878
Longitude
-1.767874
British National Grid easting
416,187
British National Grid northing
184,803

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Walcot · E05016303
Parish or community
E04012664
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078756
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 017C · E01015574
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 017 · E02003228

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Munro Close, Swindon, SN3 1BF 11 August 2016 £185,500
27, Munro Close, Swindon, SN3 1BF 24 August 2007 £157,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
48
Secondary
9

  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    116 m

  2. Drove Primary School

    Academy converter

    276 m

  3. Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    420 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,027
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,608
  • Anti social behaviour 1,044
  • Shoplifting 740
  • Public order 654
  • Criminal damage and arson 488

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

58 female, 53 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.8
SN3 1 residents
9,039

Age bands in SN3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,293 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

712 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,949 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,257 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

2,018 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN3 1 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

16

within 5 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    952 m

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.0 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.1 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    1.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    1.7 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    1.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.0 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    2.2 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.4 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    3.1 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.9 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.1 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.4 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.4 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    4.5 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.8 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

  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Swindon

    0.1 miles

  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Swindon

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Walk

    BCT · Walcot East

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Walk

    BCT · Walcot East

    0.1 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Swindon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 017C, 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

22,413 of 33,755

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

66 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 116 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,027 published events cover 12 months, averaging 585.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,608 events.

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