SN38 9NW

Old Town & Lawn · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN38
Postcode sector
SN38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN38 0QA 0 m
SN38 1FN 0 m
SN38 1YS 0 m
SN38 1YT 0 m
SN38 1YU 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN38 9NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN38
Postcode sector
SN38 9
Latitude
51.540414
Longitude
-1.776678
British National Grid easting
415,584
British National Grid northing
182,414

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012664
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078541
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 024E · E01033847
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 024 · E02003235

Postcode source versions

Explore SN38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
36
Secondary
8
  1. The Croft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    636 m
  2. Lethbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Lift East Wichel

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 531
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Public order 86
  • Shoplifting 64

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    1.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.6 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    1.8 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.3 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.4 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.5 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.2 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.5 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

    ASHINGTON HOUSE, ASHINGTON WAY, WESTLEA, SWINDON, SN5 7XY

    ODS code J83036

    3.9 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.0 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

  • Nationwide House

    BCT · Croft

    0.0 miles
  • Croft Country Park

    BCT · Croft

    0.1 miles
  • Croft Country Park

    BCT · Croft

    0.2 miles
  • Wroughton P&R

    BCT · Croft

    0.3 miles
  • Tismeads Crescent South

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 024E, 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

28,940 of 33,755

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Croft Primary School is the nearest published school at 636 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 531 events.

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