# SN2 1RJ: area report for a postcode in Swindon

SN2 1RJ 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 SN2 1RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) › [SN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2) › [SN2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. Swindon 010A: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **Swindon (Wilts), 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **No property in SN2 1RJ 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=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Swindon 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **£263,611 average price**: For the whole of Swindon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SN2 1RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SN2 1RJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **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=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ
- **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=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swindon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swindon-academy-e135364) | All-through | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crowdys Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowdys-hill-school-e126549) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [EOTAS Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eotas-swindon-e126171) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Ferndale Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-and-nursery-e142546) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e137147) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gorse Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorse-hill-primary-school-e144500) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rodbourne Cheney Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rodbourne-cheney-primary-school-e138306) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Connex](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connex-e151862) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £311,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2024 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m)
- Pharmacies: SWINDON PHARMACY (410 m); HAWTHORNE PHARMACY (580 m); CLIVE PARADE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE DENTAL CARE (430 m); GORSE HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m); WHITECROSS DENTAL CARE LTD (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Swindon Pinehurst (460 m, Tesco); Iceland Gorse Hill Swindon (970 m, Iceland)

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.9** (2025). Swindon 010A has a deprivation score of 36.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,469th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £276,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swindon 010A was £276,500 in 2025. Joint 14,114th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). Swindon 010A had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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 010A, 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.

## SN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SN2 was £249,000 in 2025. Joint 744th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,234** (2021). SN2 had 46,234 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 282nd 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in SN2 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In SN2, 99.7% 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: 51.5784, -1.7841

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

## Your MP

- [Swindon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swindon-north): Will Stone (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=-1.7841,51.5784,SN21RJ

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