# SN5 8JH: area report for a postcode in Swindon

SN5 8JH 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 SN5 8JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) › [SN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn5) › [SN5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Swindon 022D: 154 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **Swindon (Wilts), 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **No property in SN5 8JH 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=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Swindon 022D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **£263,611 average price**: For the whole of Swindon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SN5 8JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **Low road and rail noise at SN5 8JH**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **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=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lift Hazelwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-hazelwood-e139207) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-tomkins-church-of-england-junior-school-e126440) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-tomkins-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e126443) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Millbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbrook-primary-school-e140284) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westlea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlea-primary-school-e140302) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tregoze Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tregoze-primary-school-e138305) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shaw Ridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaw-ridge-primary-school-e140291) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lydiard Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydiard-park-academy-e137264) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £243,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2023 | £206,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £292,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £224,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PHOENIX SURGERY (510 m); ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLHUB PHARMACY (510 m); ASHINGTON WAY PHARMACY (540 m); ASDA PHARMACY (620 m); FACECHOICE PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: THOMAS,HUWS & ASSOCIATES (620 m); DAC WEST SWINDON (620 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL DEPARTMENT (620 m); DENTALCARE WEST SWINDON LTD (620 m); FRESHBROOK DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Toothill Village Centre (530 m, Tesco); Asda West Swindon Superstore (690 m, Asda); Tesco Swindon Freshbrook Express (730 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 022D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.9** (2025). Swindon 022D has a deprivation score of 33.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,563rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swindon 022D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,520** (2021). Swindon 022D had 1,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,463rd 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Swindon 022D, 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.

## SN5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SN5 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,676** (2021). SN5 had 35,676 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 616th 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: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in SN5 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In SN5, 95.4% 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: 51.5529, -1.8292

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=-1.8292,51.5529,SN58JH

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