SN3 4AJ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 4QS 165 m
SN3 4UN 287 m
SN3 4UL 290 m
SN3 4TF 296 m
SN3 4UT 298 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 4AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 4
Latitude
51.592076
Longitude
-1.748491
British National Grid easting
417,519
British National Grid northing
188,166

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
E00166504
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 009D · E01015552
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 009 · E02003220

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. Kingsdown School

    Academy converter

    725 m
  2. Ruskin Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    769 m
  3. Grange Infants' School

    Academy converter

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN3 4 residents
13,036

Age bands in SN3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,972 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,299 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

3,054 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,774 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,898 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    507 m

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.7 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.2 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    4.0 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.0 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    4.1 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.1 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    4.4 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.6 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Honda

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Milne Way

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • Honda

    BCT · Lower Stratton

    0.1 miles
  • North Entrance

    BCT · Panattoni Park

    0.2 miles
  • North Entrance

    BCT · Panattoni Park

    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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

54 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kingsdown School is the nearest published school at 725 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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