SN3 3JN

Lower Stratton · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 3HT 45 m
SN3 3HX 79 m
SN3 3JF 197 m
SN3 3SQ 235 m
SN3 3JB 237 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 3JN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 3
Latitude
51.568264
Longitude
-1.756039
British National Grid easting
417,005
British National Grid northing
185,516

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012671
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00078653
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 009A · E01015549
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 009 · E02003220

Postcode source versions

Explore SN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
43
Secondary
9
  1. Mountford Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    599 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic College

    Academy converter

    655 m
  3. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    975 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,285
  • Anti social behaviour 482
  • Public order 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 221
  • Shoplifting 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN3 3 residents
9,177

Age bands in SN3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,720 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,068 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,185 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,416 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

1,676 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+
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

13

within 5 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.3 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    1.8 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    1.8 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    1.9 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.1 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.2 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.3 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.0 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.4 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.2 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.5 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    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

  • Drakes Park

    BCT · Walcot East

    0.1 miles
  • Drakes Park

    BCT · Walcot East

    0.1 miles
  • Marlowe Avenue Shops

    BCT · Walcot East

    0.2 miles
  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 009A, 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

25,683 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. Mountford Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 599 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,285 events.

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