SN3 1QL

Old Town & Lawn · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN1 3EB 76 m
SN1 3EG 78 m
SN1 3FN 81 m
SN3 1SB 82 m
SN3 1FJ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 1QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 1
Latitude
51.551098
Longitude
-1.773207
British National Grid easting
415,821
British National Grid northing
183,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012664
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078568
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 024B · E01015534
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
64
Primary
46
Secondary
9
  1. Lethbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    454 m
  2. King William Street Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    558 m
  3. The Croft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,223
  • Anti social behaviour 829
  • Shoplifting 583
  • Public order 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 417

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

14

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    538 m

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    865 m

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.4 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.4 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    1.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    1.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    1.8 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    2.5 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.9 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    3.3 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.4 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    3.8 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    4.4 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.7 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

  • The Bell

    BCT · Old Town

    0.0 miles
  • Newport Street Co-op

    BCT · Old Town

    0.0 miles
  • Newport Street Co-op

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles
  • Old Mill Lane

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 024B, 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

23,077 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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. Lethbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 454 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 477.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,223 events.

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