SN5 8TZ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 8UY 42 m
SN5 8RN 90 m
SN5 8RL 135 m
SN5 8YG 153 m
SN5 8RW 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 8TZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 8
Latitude
51.547669
Longitude
-1.842247
British National Grid easting
411,035
British National Grid northing
183,209

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
E00078407
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 022C · E01015503
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 022 · E02003233

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Windmill Hill Motor Co, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8TZ 31 August 2018 £2,525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Millbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
958
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Public order 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Other theft 54

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

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    1.5 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    1.6 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    2.3 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    3.2 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.5 km

  • TINKERS LANE SURGERY

    ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AT

    ODS code J83029

    4.1 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    4.4 km

  • NEW COURT SURGERY

    BOROUGH FIELDS, WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AX

    ODS code J83055

    4.4 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.6 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Blagrove Roundabout

    BCT · Blagrove

    0.0 miles
  • Blagrove Roundabout

    BCT · Blagrove

    0.1 miles
  • Desborough

    BCT · Freshbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Ramsden Road

    BCT · Blagrove

    0.2 miles
  • Blagrove Roundabout

    BCT · Blagrove

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 022C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,190 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Millbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

958 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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