SN1 3BL postcode in Swindon, England

SN1 3BL is a postcode in Swindon, in the Old Town & Lawn ward. It is in the Swindon South parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Swindon: 97% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in SN1 3, last 12 months. ▲ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 1.5 km in a straight line

Where SN1 3BL is, and what is near it

Map of SN1 3BL and what is near it Map of SN1 3BL: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the SN1 3 sector, 4 schools, 1 railway station, 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SN1 3AD: also in SN1 3SN1 3AE: also in SN1 3SN1 3AF: also in SN1 3SN1 3AG: also in SN1 3SN1 3AH: also in SN1 3SN1 3AJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3AL: also in SN1 3SN1 3AQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3AS: also in SN1 3SN1 3AU: also in SN1 3SN1 3AW: also in SN1 3SN1 3AY: also in SN1 3SN1 3BB: also in SN1 3SN1 3BD: also in SN1 3SN1 3BF: also in SN1 3SN1 3BG: also in SN1 3SN1 3BH: also in SN1 3SN1 3BP: also in SN1 3SN1 3BU: also in SN1 3SN1 3DB: also in SN1 3SN1 3DD: also in SN1 3SN1 3DE: also in SN1 3SN1 3DF: also in SN1 3SN1 3DP: also in SN1 3SN1 3DQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3DR: also in SN1 3SN1 3DT: also in SN1 3SN1 3DU: also in SN1 3SN1 3DX: also in SN1 3SN1 3EB: also in SN1 3SN1 3ED: also in SN1 3SN1 3EE: also in SN1 3SN1 3EF: also in SN1 3SN1 3EG: also in SN1 3SN1 3EP: also in SN1 3SN1 3ET: also in SN1 3SN1 3EX: also in SN1 3SN1 3EY: also in SN1 3SN1 3FA: also in SN1 3SN1 3FB: also in SN1 3SN1 3FD: also in SN1 3SN1 3FE: also in SN1 3SN1 3FF: also in SN1 3SN1 3FG: also in SN1 3SN1 3FH: also in SN1 3SN1 3FJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3FL: also in SN1 3SN1 3FN: also in SN1 3SN1 3FP: also in SN1 3SN1 3FQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3FR: also in SN1 3SN1 3FS: also in SN1 3SN1 3FT: also in SN1 3SN1 3HA: also in SN1 3SN1 3HB: also in SN1 3SN1 3HE: also in SN1 3SN1 3HF: also in SN1 3SN1 3HG: also in SN1 3SN1 3HH: also in SN1 3SN1 3HJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3HL: also in SN1 3SN1 3HN: also in SN1 3SN1 3HP: also in SN1 3SN1 3HQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3HR: also in SN1 3SN1 3HS: also in SN1 3SN1 3HT: also in SN1 3SN1 3HU: also in SN1 3SN1 3HW: also in SN1 3SN1 3HX: also in SN1 3SN1 3HY: also in SN1 3SN1 3HZ: also in SN1 3SN1 3JA: also in SN1 3SN1 3JB: also in SN1 3SN1 3JD: also in SN1 3SN1 3JE: also in SN1 3SN1 3JF: also in SN1 3SN1 3JG: also in SN1 3SN1 3JH: also in SN1 3SN1 3JJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3JL: also in SN1 3SN1 3JN: also in SN1 3SN1 3JP: also in SN1 3SN1 3JR: also in SN1 3SN1 3JS: also in SN1 3SN1 3JT: also in SN1 3SN1 3JU: also in SN1 3SN1 3JW: also in SN1 3SN1 3JX: also in SN1 3SN1 3JY: also in SN1 3SN1 3LA: also in SN1 3SN1 3LB: also in SN1 3SN1 3LD: also in SN1 3SN1 3LE: also in SN1 3SN1 3LF: also in SN1 3SN1 3LG: also in SN1 3SN1 3LH: also in SN1 3SN1 3LJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3LL: also in SN1 3SN1 3LQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3LR: also in SN1 3SN1 3LS: also in SN1 3SN1 3LT: also in SN1 3SN1 3LU: also in SN1 3SN1 3LW: also in SN1 3SN1 3LX: also in SN1 3SN1 3LY: also in SN1 3SN1 3LZ: also in SN1 3SN1 3NA: also in SN1 3SN1 3NB: also in SN1 3SN1 3ND: also in SN1 3SN1 3NE: also in SN1 3SN1 3NF: also in SN1 3SN1 3NG: also in SN1 3SN1 3NH: also in SN1 3SN1 3NJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3NL: also in SN1 3SN1 3NN: also in SN1 3SN1 3NP: also in SN1 3SN1 3NQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3NR: also in SN1 3SN1 3NS: also in SN1 3SN1 3NT: also in SN1 3SN1 3NU: also in SN1 3SN1 3NW: also in SN1 3SN1 3NX: also in SN1 3SN1 3NY: also in SN1 3SN1 3NZ: also in SN1 3SN1 3PA: also in SN1 3SN1 3PB: also in SN1 3SN1 3PD: also in SN1 3SN1 3PE: also in SN1 3SN1 3PF: also in SN1 3SN1 3PG: also in SN1 3SN1 3PH: also in SN1 3SN1 3PJ: also in SN1 3SN1 3PL: also in SN1 3SN1 3PN: also in SN1 3SN1 3PP: also in SN1 3SN1 3PQ: also in SN1 3SN1 3PR: also in SN1 3SN1 3PS: also in SN1 3SN1 3PT: also in SN1 3SN1 3PU: also in SN1 3SN1 3PW: also in SN1 3SN1 3PX: also in SN1 3SN1 3PY: also in SN1 3SN1 3PZ: also in SN1 3SN1 3QA: also in SN1 3SN1 3QB: also in SN1 3SN1 3QD: also in SN1 3SN1 3QF: also in SN1 3SN1 3RA: also in SN1 3SN1 3RT: also in SN1 3SN1 3RW: also in SN1 3SN1 3UZ: also in SN1 3 Swindon SN1 3BL Map of SN1 3BL and what is near it Map of SN1 3BL: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the SN1 3 sector, 4 schools, 1 railway station, 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Swindon SN1 3BL
  • SN1 3BL
  • Other postcodes in SN1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5532, longitude -1.7775)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SN1 3BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SN1 3BL?

Every home and business at SN1 3BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Swindon: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Swindon: 99%

The line marks the figure across Swindon.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SN1 3BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN1 3BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN1 3BL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SN1 3BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SN1 3BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Swindon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SN1 3BL: 2,457 properties in Swindon are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Swindon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SN1 3BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SN1 3BL?

Homes in SN1 3 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £350,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £236,000 64 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £121,000 28 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SN1 district: a typical £230,000 from 378 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SN1 3BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SN1 3BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SN1 3BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SN1 3BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SN1 3BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around SN1 3BL. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (59%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SN1 3BL

Band D in Swindon for 2026‑27: £2,438. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,625 (band A) to £3,522 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,625.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (41%)£1,625
Band Babout 260 (33%)£1,896
Band Cabout 130 (17%)£2,167
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,438
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,980
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,522
Band Gwithheld£4,064
Band Hwithheld£4,876

When the homes were built

  1. 59% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Swindon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SN1 3BL is in (ONS area E01032715), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest open schools to SN1 3BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN1 3BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SN1 3BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN1 3BL is Swindon Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Prospect Place, 23 m away.

More stations near SN1 3BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN1 3BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SN1 3BL?

5 within 1 km 32 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN1 3BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Dixon Street Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 22 kW 600 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 700 mWalk
  • St Saviour's Church Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 700 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest to the centre of SN1 3BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SN1 3BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN1 3BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN1 3BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SN1 3BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN1 3BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SN1 3BL in a conservation area?

The centre of SN1 3BL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SN1 3BL?

Police.uk records 685 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN1 3BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences236 reports
Anti-social behaviour187 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Public order55 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Other theft30 reports

Also: burglary 15, vehicle crime 13, drugs 12, theft from the person 11, robbery 10, possession of weapons 9, other crime 6, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SN1 3BL

Ward
Old Town & Lawn
Parish
South Swindon
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Swindon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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