SN6 6JH

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
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN5 4EX 77 m
SN5 4HB 115 m
SN5 4ES 123 m
SN5 4HD 163 m
SN5 4EZ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN6 6JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 6
Latitude
51.593482
Longitude
-1.872908
British National Grid easting
408,900
British National Grid northing
188,300

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
E00162966
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 003E · E01034520
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 003 · E02006646

Postcode source versions

Explore SN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

    Voluntary controlled school

    865 m
  2. Bradon Forest School

    Academy converter

    890 m
  3. Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Other theft 15
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN6 6 residents
6,987

Age bands in SN6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,060 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

603 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,282 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

2,273 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,853 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • PURTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83006

    958 m

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83064

    3.8 km

  • NORTH SWINDON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J83057

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Witts Lane

    BCT · Purton

    0.4 miles
  • Dairy House

    BCT · Purton

    0.4 miles
  • Dairy House

    BCT · Purton

    0.4 miles
  • Witts Lane

    BCT · Purton

    0.4 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Purton

    0.4 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is the nearest published school at 865 m.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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