SN6 8AP

Watchfield & Shrivenham · Vale of White Horse · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Local authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Witney
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN6 8FD 52 m
SN6 8FG 88 m
SN6 8FA 96 m
SN6 8BW 101 m
SN6 8BB 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN6 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 8
Latitude
51.597991
Longitude
-1.665127
British National Grid easting
423,291
British National Grid northing
188,847

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Vale of White Horse · E07000180
Parish or community
E04008239
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146413
Lower layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 016B · E01028746
Middle layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 016 · E02006886

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Forrest Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AP 16 October 2020 £560,000
7, Forrest Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AP 4 March 2020 £480,000
3, Forrest Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AP 26 November 2019 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Shrivenham Church of England School

    Academy converter

    575 m
  2. Watchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Pinewood School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

13 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.0
SN6 8 residents
6,821

Age bands in SN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,336 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

573 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

1,783 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,828 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,183 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ELM TREE SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, SHRIVENHAM, SWINDON, SN6 8AG

    ODS code K84012

    782 m

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

  • The Green

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • Buckland Drive

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • Buckland Drive

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • Charlbury Road

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Vale of White Horse 016B, 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

25,957 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shrivenham Church of England School is the nearest published school at 575 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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