SN6 8HW

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 8FT 171 m
SN6 8FR 193 m
SN6 8HR 201 m
SN6 8FW 207 m
SN6 8FS 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN6 8HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN6
Postcode sector
SN6 8
Latitude
51.593901
Longitude
-1.665720
British National Grid easting
423,252
British National Grid northing
188,392

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

Postcode source versions

Explore SN6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Swan Hill, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HW 3 October 2022 £985,000
6, Swan Hill, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HW 20 November 2019 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Shrivenham Church of England School

    Academy converter

    965 m
  2. Pinewood School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km
  3. Watchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ELM TREE SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, SHRIVENHAM, SWINDON, SN6 8AG

    ODS code K84012

    1.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Buckland Drive

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.0 miles
  • Buckland Drive

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.1 miles
  • Charlbury Road

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • Charlbury Road

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Shrivenham

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £985,000 from 1 recorded sale in SN6 8HW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Vale of White Horse is £414,441 in June 2026, up 6.3% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shrivenham Church of England School is the nearest published school at 965 m.

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

Recorded crime

202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 94 events.

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