SN4 8DU

Royal Wootton Bassett South & West · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham
Postcode district
SN4
Postcode sector
SN4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN4 8DW 740 m
SN5 0AN 820 m
SN4 8DT 838 m
SN15 5EE 991 m
SN4 8DX 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN4 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN4
Postcode sector
SN4 8
Latitude
51.561053
Longitude
-1.930947
British National Grid easting
404,883
British National Grid northing
184,688

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04013469
Westminster constituency
Chippenham · E14001168
Output area
E00163016
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 007F · E01031965
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 007 · E02006650

Postcode source versions

Explore SN4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Highgate, 1, Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8DU 21 November 2023 £410,000
Highgate, 1, Brinkworth Road, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8DU 26 October 2006 £239,950
Highgate, 1, Brinkworth Road, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8DU 27 June 2003 £188,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Wootton Bassett Infants' School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  3. St Bartholomew's Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
SN4 8 residents
7,617

Age bands in SN4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,198 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

688 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,739 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,112 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

1,678 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • NEW COURT SURGERY

    BOROUGH FIELDS, WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AX

    ODS code J83055

    2.7 km

  • TINKERS LANE SURGERY

    ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AT

    ODS code J83029

    2.9 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, WILLIS WAY, PURTON, SWINDON, SN5 4BD

    ODS code J83006

    4.6 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

  • Highgate Cottages

    BCT · Royal Wootton Bassett

    0.0 miles
  • Highgate Cottages

    BCT · Royal Wootton Bassett

    0.0 miles
  • Brinkworth Road

    BCT · Ballards Ash

    0.5 miles
  • Brinkworth Road

    BCT · Ballards Ash

    0.6 miles
  • Callows Cross

    BCT · Callow Hill

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 007F, 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

27,510 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £410,000 from 1 recorded sale in SN4 8DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wiltshire is £328,908 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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