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SN3 5AB

Covingham & Nythe · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Covingham & Nythe
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN3 3RF 47 m
SN3 3NN 65 m
SN3 3RE 92 m
SN3 5AQ 97 m
SN3 5AA 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN3 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN3
Postcode sector
SN3 5
Latitude
51.567187
Longitude
-1.740246
British National Grid easting
418,100
British National Grid northing
185,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Covingham & Nythe · E05016284
Parish or community
E04012668
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078312
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 013D · E01015484
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 013 · E02003224

Postcode source versions

Explore SN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Nythe Primary School

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    182 m

  2. Nyland School

    Academy special converter

    214 m

  3. Colebrook Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 791
  • Anti social behaviour 290
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Public order 135
  • Shoplifting 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN3 5 residents
4,278

Age bands in SN3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

584 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

351 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,007 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,274 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,100 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    1.2 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    1.6 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    1.7 km

  • MERCHISTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83001

    2.3 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    2.6 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    2.9 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.9 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    2.9 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    4.0 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Covingham Square

    BCT · Covingham

    0.1 miles

  • Covingham Square

    BCT · Covingham

    0.1 miles

  • Dallas Avenue

    BCT · Nythe

    0.1 miles

  • Ravenscroft

    BCT · Covingham

    0.2 miles

  • Dallas Avenue

    BCT · Nythe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 013D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,202 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Nythe Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 791 events.

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