# SN1 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Swindon

SN1 5HQ is a postcode in Swindon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swindon. Open the map at SN1 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) › [SN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn1) › [SN1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Swindon 015C: 129 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **Swindon (Wilts), 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **No property in SN1 5HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Swindon 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **£263,611 average price**: For the whole of Swindon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SN1 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SN1 5HQ**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Robert Le Kyng Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-le-kyng-primary-school-e149130) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [UTC Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-swindon-e145155) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 32.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Commonweal School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-commonweal-school-e137190) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Rood Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rood-catholic-primary-school-e137074) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King William Street Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-william-street-church-of-england-primary-school-e138479) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Even Swindon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/even-swindon-primary-school-e151248) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Lethbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lethbridge-primary-school-e137191) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [EOTAS Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eotas-swindon-e126171) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARK LANE PRACTICE (80 m); OLD TOWN SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK LANE PHARMACY (80 m); BOOTS (690 m); EPICARE HEALTH PHARMACY (780 m); OKUS PHARMACY & HEALTH CLINIC (860 m); RODBOURNE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: PARK LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (180 m); REHMAN SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (180 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); BRUNEL DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); ADVANCE DENTAL CARE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Swindon Outlet (590 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Swindon (760 m, Iceland); Tesco Swindon Express (870 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £263,611** (July 2026). Swindon’s average house price was £263,611 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,900** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swindon earned a median of £38,900 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 163rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Swindon costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Swindon has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Swindon 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Swindon 015C has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,877th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swindon 015C was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,725** (2021). Swindon 015C had 1,725 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,518th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Swindon 015C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SN1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SN1 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,467** (2021). SN1 had 36,467 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 578th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in SN1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In SN1, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon)
- Centre: 51.5581, -1.7953

Council: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Swindon South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swindon-south): Heidi Alexander (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7953,51.5581,SN15HQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn1-5hq