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SN5 9FU

Shaw & Westlea · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shaw & Westlea
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 5FU 12 m
SN5 5FP 59 m
SN5 5FT 69 m
SN5 4FT 110 m
SN5 5FX 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 9FU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9
Latitude
51.580445
Longitude
-1.831294
British National Grid easting
411,786
British National Grid northing
186,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Electoral ward
Shaw & Westlea · E05016298
Parish or community
E04012672
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078716
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 011A · E01015562
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 011 · E02003222

Postcode source versions

Explore SN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
58
Primary
41
Secondary
8

  1. Peatmoor Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    389 m

  2. Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    463 m

  3. Brook Field Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
815
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Shoplifting 64
  • Public order 58

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    1.5 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    2.1 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83036

    2.6 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.1 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    3.3 km

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    3.3 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    3.4 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    3.7 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83033

    4.0 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    4.1 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Gairlock Close

    BCT · Sparcells

    0.0 miles

  • Gairlock Close

    BCT · Sparcells

    0.0 miles

  • Melfort Close

    BCT · Sparcells

    0.2 miles

  • Melfort Close

    BCT · Sparcells

    0.2 miles

  • Sandwood Close

    BCT · Sparcells

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 011A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,078 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Peatmoor Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

815 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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