SN5 9AR

Purton · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Purton
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 4AR 50 m
SN5 4DR 101 m
SN5 4DP 109 m
SN5 4AD 116 m
SN5 4DS 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 9AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9
Latitude
51.586059
Longitude
-1.868570
British National Grid easting
409,202
British National Grid northing
187,475

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Purton · E05013457
Parish or community
E04011800
Westminster constituency
South Cotswolds · E14001482
Output area
E00162972
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 003B · E01031955
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 003 · E02006646

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
6
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

    Voluntary controlled school

    14 m
  2. Bradon Forest School

    Academy converter

    248 m
  3. Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Other theft 16
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    658 m

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    3.0 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.3 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.3 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    4.9 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

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Purton

    0.1 miles
  • Bradon Forest School Bus Park

    BCT · Purton

    0.1 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Purton

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 003B, 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

30,020 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is the nearest published school at 14 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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