# SN2 7LW: area report for a postcode in Swindon

SN2 7LW 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 7LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) › [SN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2) › [SN2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Swindon 005E: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **Swindon (Wilts), 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **No property in SN2 7LW 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=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Swindon 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **£263,611 average price**: For the whole of Swindon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SN2 7LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SN2 7LW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **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=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-swindon-e138619) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsdown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsdown-school-e145139) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beechcroft Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-infant-school-e152654) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Luke's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-academy-e145852) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Connex](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connex-e151862) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Grange Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-infants-school-e146850) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Crowdys Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowdys-hill-school-e126549) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Seven Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seven-fields-primary-school-e138005) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £287,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £264,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £257,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: SMILES CENTRE (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beechcroft (90 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Ermin Street (550 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Aldi Stratton Swindon (950 m, Aldi)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Swindon 005E has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £258,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swindon 005E was £258,750 in 2025. Joint 12,359th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,484** (2021). Swindon 005E had 1,484 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,359th least 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Swindon 005E, 99.9% 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: 51.5895, -1.7636

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=-1.7636,51.5895,SN27LW

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