SN5 3GU

Royal Wootton Bassett East · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 3PN 60 m
SN5 5AG 111 m
SN5 5PW 156 m
SN5 5AF 158 m
SN5 5AD 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 3GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 3
Latitude
51.574305
Longitude
-1.844881
British National Grid easting
410,846
British National Grid northing
186,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04011761
Westminster constituency
Chippenham · E14001168
Output area
E00163003
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 003D · E01031962
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 003 · E02006646

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
36
Secondary
9
  1. Brook Field Primary School

    Academy converter

    669 m
  2. Peatmoor Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    776 m
  3. Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    958 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
547
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN5 3 residents
1,088

Age bands in SN5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

127 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

98 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.7%

129 residents

Age 45 to 64
35%

385 residents

Age 65 and over
32.9%

362 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

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    950 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    2.3 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    2.6 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    2.8 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.3 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.8 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.4 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.6 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    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

  • Bishopdale Close

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Russley Close

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Russley Close

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopdale Close

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles
  • Braybrooke Close

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 003D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,761 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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 9 secondary schools. Brook Field Primary School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

547 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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