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SN5

UK postcode district

Part of Swindon

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,746
Current units
898
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
848

Postcode sectors in SN5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

9 sectors
23,499 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
118, Tamworth Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5SG 24 July 2026 £235,000
1, Church Path, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4DR 17 July 2026 £286,000
3, Hillside, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AL 17 July 2026 £398,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
14
Primary
12
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 885
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Shoplifting 195
  • Public order 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 160

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SN5 usual residents
35,631
Age-profile population
35,687

Age bands in SN5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.2%
6,489 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.9%
3,530 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.3%
9,742 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.6%
10,193 residents
Age 65 and over
16.1%
5,733 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 881 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 843 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 783 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 4 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE, RAMLEAZE DRIVE, SHAW, SWINDON, SN5 5PX

    ODS code J83064

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £270,000 from 2,693 recorded sales in SN5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swindon is £265,666 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 885 events.

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