# SN2 5HB: area report for a postcode in Swindon

SN2 5HB 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 5HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) › [SN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2) › [SN2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Swindon 003B: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **Swindon (Wilts), 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **No property in SN2 5HB 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=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Swindon 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **£263,685 average price**: For the whole of Swindon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SN2 5HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **Low road and rail noise at SN2 5HB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **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=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seven Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seven-fields-primary-school-e138005) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-academy-e145852) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Beechcroft Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-infant-school-e152654) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Greenmeadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenmeadow-primary-school-e148925) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Meads Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-meads-community-primary-school-e146073) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-swindon-e138619) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Connex](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connex-e151862) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Swindon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swindon-academy-e135364) | All-through | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £249,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £244,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PENHILL PHARMACY (320 m)
- Dental practices: SEVEN FIELDS DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE LTD (810 m); SMILES CENTRE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Swindon Penhill (230 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £263,685** (August 2026). Swindon’s average house price was £263,685 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 152nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.7** (2025). Swindon 003B has a deprivation score of 57.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,239th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,766** (2021). Swindon 003B had 1,766 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,024th 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 003B, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.0%** (August 2026). In Swindon 003B, 8.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.5928, -1.7797

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), August 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=-1.7797,51.5928,SN25HB

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