SN5 9AW

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 4DZ 8 m
SN5 4DY 41 m
SN5 4DT 169 m
SN5 4DU 174 m
SN5 4DX 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 9AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9
Latitude
51.587176
Longitude
-1.862822
British National Grid easting
409,600
British National Grid northing
187,600

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
E00162970
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 003E · E01034520
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
37
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

    Voluntary controlled school

    417 m
  2. Bradon Forest School

    Academy converter

    665 m
  3. Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    1.1 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    2.8 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    3.9 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    4.2 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    4.7 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

    ABBEYMEADS VILLAGE CENTRE, ELSTREE WAY, SWINDON, SN25 4YZ

    ODS code J83035

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Purton

    0.2 miles
  • Witts Lane

    BCT · Purton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 003E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,917 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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