SN5 5XS

Shaw & Westlea · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 5WX 38 m
SN5 5WU 131 m
SN5 7EZ 139 m
SN5 5XN 141 m
SN5 7FU 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 5XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 5
Latitude
51.566960
Longitude
-1.826511
British National Grid easting
412,121
British National Grid northing
185,357

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012672
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078694
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 014A · E01015561
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
62
Primary
43
Secondary
10
  1. Shaw Ridge Primary School

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    428 m
  2. Westlea Primary School

    Academy converter

    581 m
  3. Brook Field Primary School

    Academy converter

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,383
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 507
  • Anti social behaviour 201
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Public order 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 108

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.

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

12

within 5 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    679 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    1.1 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    1.5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.3 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    2.8 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.1 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    3.2 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    3.5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    3.6 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.2 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    5.0 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

  • Chelmsford Road

    BCT · Eastleaze

    0.1 miles
  • Westlea Campus

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles
  • Chelmsford Road

    BCT · Eastleaze

    0.1 miles
  • Westlea Campus

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles
  • Ridge Green

    BCT · Shaw

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 014A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,537 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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
1
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

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 10 secondary schools. Shaw Ridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 428 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,383 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 507 events.

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