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SN6 8DW

Watchfield & Shrivenham · Vale of White Horse · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watchfield & Shrivenham
Local authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Witney
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN6 8DY 79 m
SN6 8DX 125 m
SN6 8FQ 152 m
SN6 8EA 180 m
SN6 8FP 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN6 8DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 8
Latitude
51.595608
Longitude
-1.652657
British National Grid easting
424,156
British National Grid northing
188,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Vale of White Horse · E07000180
Electoral ward
Watchfield & Shrivenham · E05012980
Parish or community
E04008239
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146414
Lower layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 016A · E01028745
Middle layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 016 · E02006886

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. Shrivenham Church of England School

    Academy converter

    791 m

  2. Watchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Pinewood School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Public order 16
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

16 female, 9 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    403 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

  • High Street Surgery

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles

  • High Street Surgery

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.3 miles

  • Charlbury Road

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.3 miles

  • Charlbury Road

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,354 of 33,755

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

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shrivenham Church of England School is the nearest published school at 791 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 96 events.

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