SN3 3LE

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 4NN 63 m
SN3 4QH 70 m
SN3 4PJ 99 m
SN3 4NL 107 m
SN3 4PZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 3LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 February 2008
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 3
Latitude
51.583736
Longitude
-1.750327
British National Grid easting
417,395
British National Grid northing
187,238

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
E00078638
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 009D · E01015552
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
59
Primary
42
Secondary
7
  1. Grange Infants' School

    Academy converter

    165 m
  2. Grange Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    569 m
  3. Ruskin Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    728 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    432 m

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    3.1 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.2 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    3.2 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.4 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    3.4 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    3.7 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    4.1 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.1 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.2 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Crown

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Parkside

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • The Crown

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Parkside

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Wildern Square

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 009D, 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

20,425 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Grange Infants' School is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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