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SN3 1LZ

Old Town & Lawn · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Old Town & Lawn
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 1RG 119 m
SN3 1FB 172 m
SN3 1FU 184 m
SN3 1FW 212 m
SN3 1FT 215 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 1LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1
Latitude
51.539366
Longitude
-1.764917
British National Grid easting
416,400
British National Grid northing
182,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Old Town & Lawn · E05016291
Parish or community
E04012664
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00177243
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 024C · E01015535
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 024 · E02003235

Postcode source versions

Explore SN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Lawn Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    697 m

  2. The Croft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Lethbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 407
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Public order 71
  • Shoplifting 47

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    964 m

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.0 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.0 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.5 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    2.5 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    2.7 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.0 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    4.3 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.3 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wakefield House

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

  • Downs View Road

    BCT · Lawn

    0.3 miles

  • Downs View Road

    BCT · Lawn

    0.3 miles

  • Broome Manor Lane

    BCT · Lawn

    0.3 miles

  • Broome Manor Lane

    BCT · Lawn

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 024C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,293 of 33,755

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

47 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lawn Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 697 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 407 events.

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