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SN3 1HQ

Walcot · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 1DR 9 m
SN3 1DT 91 m
SN3 1DS 96 m
SN3 1BA 102 m
SN3 2GT 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 1HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1
Latitude
51.556441
Longitude
-1.760502
British National Grid easting
416,700
British National Grid northing
184,200

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
E00078763
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 017D · E01015576
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 017 · E02003228

Postcode source versions

Explore SN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Lawn Manor Academy

    Academy converter

    219 m

  2. New College Swindon

    Further education

    247 m

  3. Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,800
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,108
  • Anti social behaviour 706
  • Public order 395
  • Criminal damage and arson 353
  • Shoplifting 325

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    429 m

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    964 m

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    964 m

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.2 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    1.6 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.6 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.5 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.6 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.6 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    3.5 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    4.2 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    4.3 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Lawn Manor Academy

    BCT · Walcot West

    0.0 miles

  • Lawn Manor Academy

    BCT · Walcot West

    0.0 miles

  • New College

    BCT · Park North

    0.0 miles

  • New College

    BCT · Park North

    0.1 miles

  • Woodside Avenue

    BCT · Walcot West

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 017D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,605 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lawn Manor Academy is the nearest published school at 219 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,800 published events cover 12 months, averaging 400 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,108 events.

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