SN5 6HU

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 6HX 58 m
SN5 6HP 64 m
SN5 6HT 94 m
SN5 6AX 105 m
SN5 6HS 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 6HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 6
Latitude
51.555894
Longitude
-1.847670
British National Grid easting
410,657
British National Grid northing
184,123

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
E00078382
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 018A · E01015499
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 018 · E02003229

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Orlando Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HU 22 October 2021 £300,000
5, Orlando Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HU 6 October 2006 £172,000
2, Orlando Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HU 12 November 2004 £217,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. Lydiard Park Academy

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    264 m
  2. Tregoze Primary School

    Academy converter

    655 m
  3. Millbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    915 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Public order 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Shoplifting 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
SN5 6 residents
4,941

Age bands in SN5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

825 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

486 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

1,321 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

1,560 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

644 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    1.5 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    1.5 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    1.8 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.6 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.6 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    3.9 km

  • TINKERS LANE SURGERY

    ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AT

    ODS code J83029

    3.9 km

  • NEW COURT SURGERY

    BOROUGH FIELDS, WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AX

    ODS code J83055

    4.3 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.6 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.9 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Eworth Close

    BCT · Grange Park

    0.2 miles
  • Eworth Close

    BCT · Grange Park

    0.2 miles
  • Hampton Drive

    BCT · Grange Park

    0.2 miles
  • Bradenham Road

    BCT · Grange Park

    0.2 miles
  • Hampton Drive

    BCT · Grange Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 018A, 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

30,082 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in SN5 6HU. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lydiard Park Academy is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 434 events.

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