SN5 8TE

Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 8JB 46 m
SN5 8JR 62 m
SN5 8JN 71 m
SN5 8JE 85 m
SN5 8JH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 8TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 8
Latitude
51.552156
Longitude
-1.829596
British National Grid easting
411,911
British National Grid northing
183,710

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
E00078729
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
51
Primary
38
Secondary
9
  1. Lift Hazelwood

    Academy sponsor led

    411 m
  2. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    455 m
  3. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,490
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 116

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    561 m

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    627 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

    2.3 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

    3.5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    3.6 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

    4.4 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    4.7 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Yarmouth Close

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Yarmouth Close

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Luddesdown Road

    BCT · Toothill

    0.2 miles
  • Luddesdown Road

    BCT · Toothill

    0.2 miles
  • Freshbrook Way

    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

51 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lift Hazelwood is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,490 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.167 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.