SN5 9HU

Purton · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 4GW 186 m
SN5 4HT 219 m
SN5 4HX 285 m
SN5 4HU 380 m
SN5 4HZ 452 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN5 9HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN5
Postcode sector
SN5 9
Latitude
51.604962
Longitude
-1.863822
British National Grid easting
409,527
British National Grid northing
189,578

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
E00184329
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 003E · E01034520
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 003 · E02006646

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Packhorse Lane, Purton, Swindon, SN5 9HU 29 June 2000 £343,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. Bradon Forest School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Oakhurst Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    2.4 km

  • CRICKLADE SURGERY

    113 HIGH STREET, CRICKLADE, SWINDON, SN6 6AE

    ODS code J83609

    4.0 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.1 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    4.6 km

  • ABBEY MEADS MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code J83035

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bentham Turn

    BCT · Purton Stoke

    0.0 miles
  • Bentham Turn

    BCT · Purton Stoke

    0.0 miles
  • Dairy House

    BCT · Purton

    0.6 miles
  • Dairy House

    BCT · Purton

    0.6 miles
  • Bell Inn

    BCT · Purton Stoke

    0.7 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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