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SN5 5BY

Shaw & Westlea · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shaw & Westlea
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 5DB 34 m
SN5 5DD 82 m
SN5 5AU 99 m
SN5 5HB 105 m
SN5 5DH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 5BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 5
Latitude
51.577758
Longitude
-1.838361
British National Grid easting
411,297
British National Grid northing
186,556

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Shaw & Westlea · E05016298
Parish or community
E04012672
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078718
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 011B · E01015563
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 011 · E02003222

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
38
Secondary
8

  1. Peatmoor Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    199 m

  2. Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    436 m

  3. Brook Field Primary School

    Academy converter

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
545
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN5 5 residents
9,259

Age bands in SN5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,732 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

895 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,539 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

2,822 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

1,218 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    1.1 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    2.4 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.7 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    2.9 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    2.9 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.6 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.9 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.1 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.2 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Nightwood Copse

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Webbs Wood

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Horseshoe Crescent

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Nightwood Copse

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Webbs Wood

    BCT · Peatmoor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 011B, 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

32,331 of 33,755

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

55 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. Peatmoor Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

545 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

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