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SN5 8DB

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Ward
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 8DD 40 m
SN5 8DE 82 m
SN5 8DF 107 m
SN5 8DG 111 m
SN5 8AF 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 8DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 8
Latitude
51.554733
Longitude
-1.821206
British National Grid easting
412,492
British National Grid northing
183,998

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill · E05016290
Parish or community
E04012672
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078728
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 022E · E01015570
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 022 · E02003233

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Ely Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DB 10 July 2025 £125,000
2, Ely Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DB 7 February 2025 £77,000
15, Ely Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8DB 29 November 2024 £123,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
39
Secondary
9

  1. Lift Hazelwood

    Academy sponsor led

    307 m

  2. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    767 m

  3. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    767 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,767
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Shoplifting 201
  • Public order 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

52 female, 28 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.0
SN5 8 residents
9,920

Age bands in SN5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,846 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,031 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,719 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,761 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,841 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    138 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    483 m

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    1.8 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    1.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    1.8 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    2.9 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    3.0 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    3.8 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    4.0 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    4.2 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tewkesbury Way

    BCT · Toothill

    0.1 miles

  • Tewkesbury Way

    BCT · Toothill

    0.1 miles

  • Stratford Close

    BCT · Toothill

    0.1 miles

  • Village Tavern

    BCT · Toothill

    0.1 miles

  • Littlecote Close

    BCT · Westlea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 022E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,654 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £123,000 from 5 recorded sales in SN5 8DB. 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

Published establishments

55 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lift Hazelwood is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,767 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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