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SN3 3LJ

Lower Stratton · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lower Stratton
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 3FZ 34 m
SN3 3GA 91 m
SN3 3JB 91 m
SN3 3JJ 137 m
SN3 3RX 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 3LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 3
Latitude
51.569011
Longitude
-1.751778
British National Grid easting
417,300
British National Grid northing
185,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Lower Stratton · E05016289
Parish or community
E04012671
Westminster constituency
Swindon North · E14001536
Output area
E00166477
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 009B · E01015550
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
58
Primary
41
Secondary
8

  1. Mountford Manor Primary School

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    796 m

  2. Colebrook Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    842 m

  3. Colebrook Junior School

    Community school

    842 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,528
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,057
  • Anti social behaviour 402
  • Shoplifting 220
  • Public order 193
  • Criminal damage and arson 184

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

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.4 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    1.7 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

    2.1 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.1 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.4 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.3 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.7 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.3 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.2 miles

  • WH Smith

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Greenbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Greenbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 009B, 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

22,652 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mountford Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 796 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,528 published events cover 12 months, averaging 210.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,057 events.

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