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SN5 8RY

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8JP 28 m
SN5 8JR 37 m
SN5 8JN 92 m
SN5 8NE 98 m
SN5 8JS 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 8RY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 8
Latitude
51.552140
Longitude
-1.830967
British National Grid easting
411,816
British National Grid northing
183,708

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
E00078727
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 022D · E01015569
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 022 · E02003233

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
38
Secondary
10

  1. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    429 m

  2. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    429 m

  3. Lift Hazelwood

    Academy sponsor led

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 603
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Public order 143
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 117

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    653 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    666 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

    2.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.5 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    3.6 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    3.7 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    4.1 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    4.5 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.8 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    4.8 km

  • TINKERS LANE SURGERY

    ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AT

    ODS code J83029

    4.9 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Yarmouth Close

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Yarmouth Close

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Freshbrook Way

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Freshbrook Way

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Edgehill

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 022D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,601 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 10 secondary schools. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 603 events.

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