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SN5 5LH

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 5NZ 161 m
SN38 1JD 162 m
SN38 1JZ 162 m
SN38 1LG 162 m
SN38 1LL 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 5LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 5
Latitude
51.570824
Longitude
-1.837015
British National Grid easting
411,392
British National Grid northing
185,785

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
E00078704
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 014B · E01015564
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 014 · E02003225

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. Brook Field Primary School

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    0 m

  2. Shaw Ridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    824 m

  3. Peatmoor Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    825 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 79
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

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

    353 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    1.7 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    2.2 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.1 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.2 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    3.3 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.6 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.0 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.3 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Shaw Roundabout

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Shaw Roundabout

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Field Primary School

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

  • Standings Close

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Standings Close

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 014B, 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

30,324 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 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 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Brook Field Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

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