SN2 5LN postcode in Swindon, England

SN2 5LN is a postcode in Swindon, in the Penhill & Pinehurst ward. It is in the Swindon North parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £201,000 Homes sold in SN2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 7.6% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 3.1 km in a straight line

Where SN2 5LN is, and what is near it

Map of SN2 5LN and what is near it Map of SN2 5LN: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the SN2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SN2 5AA: also in SN2 5SN2 5AB: also in SN2 5SN2 5AT: also in SN2 5SN2 5BL: also in SN2 5SN2 5BN: also in SN2 5SN2 5BP: also in SN2 5SN2 5BS: also in SN2 5SN2 5BT: also in SN2 5SN2 5BU: also in SN2 5SN2 5BW: also in SN2 5SN2 5BX: also in SN2 5SN2 5BY: also in SN2 5SN2 5BZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5DA: also in SN2 5SN2 5DB: also in SN2 5SN2 5DD: also in SN2 5SN2 5DE: also in SN2 5SN2 5DF: also in SN2 5SN2 5DG: also in SN2 5SN2 5DH: also in SN2 5SN2 5DJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5DN: also in SN2 5SN2 5DQ: also in SN2 5SN2 5DR: also in SN2 5SN2 5DS: also in SN2 5SN2 5DT: also in SN2 5SN2 5DU: also in SN2 5SN2 5DX: also in SN2 5SN2 5DY: also in SN2 5SN2 5EA: also in SN2 5SN2 5EB: also in SN2 5SN2 5ED: also in SN2 5SN2 5EE: also in SN2 5SN2 5EF: also in SN2 5SN2 5EG: also in SN2 5SN2 5EH: also in SN2 5SN2 5EJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5EL: also in SN2 5SN2 5EN: also in SN2 5SN2 5EP: also in SN2 5SN2 5EQ: also in SN2 5SN2 5ER: also in SN2 5SN2 5EW: also in SN2 5SN2 5EX: also in SN2 5SN2 5EY: also in SN2 5SN2 5EZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5HA: also in SN2 5SN2 5HB: also in SN2 5SN2 5HD: also in SN2 5SN2 5HE: also in SN2 5SN2 5HF: also in SN2 5SN2 5HG: also in SN2 5SN2 5HH: also in SN2 5SN2 5HJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5HL: also in SN2 5SN2 5HN: also in SN2 5SN2 5HP: also in SN2 5SN2 5HQ: also in SN2 5SN2 5HR: also in SN2 5SN2 5HS: also in SN2 5SN2 5HT: also in SN2 5SN2 5HU: also in SN2 5SN2 5HW: also in SN2 5SN2 5HX: also in SN2 5SN2 5HY: also in SN2 5SN2 5HZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5JA: also in SN2 5SN2 5JB: also in SN2 5SN2 5JD: also in SN2 5SN2 5JE: also in SN2 5SN2 5JF: also in SN2 5SN2 5JJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5JL: also in SN2 5SN2 5JN: also in SN2 5SN2 5JP: also in SN2 5SN2 5JR: also in SN2 5SN2 5JS: also in SN2 5SN2 5JT: also in SN2 5SN2 5JU: also in SN2 5SN2 5JW: also in SN2 5SN2 5JX: also in SN2 5SN2 5JY: also in SN2 5SN2 5JZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5LA: also in SN2 5SN2 5LB: also in SN2 5SN2 5LD: also in SN2 5SN2 5LE: also in SN2 5SN2 5LF: also in SN2 5SN2 5LG: also in SN2 5SN2 5LH: also in SN2 5SN2 5LJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5LL: also in SN2 5SN2 5LP: also in SN2 5SN2 5LQ: also in SN2 5SN2 5LR: also in SN2 5SN2 5LS: also in SN2 5SN2 5LW: also in SN2 5SN2 5LX: also in SN2 5SN2 5LY: also in SN2 5SN2 5LZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5NA: also in SN2 5SN2 5NB: also in SN2 5SN2 5ND: also in SN2 5SN2 5NE: also in SN2 5SN2 5NF: also in SN2 5SN2 5NG: also in SN2 5SN2 5NH: also in SN2 5SN2 5NJ: also in SN2 5SN2 5NL: also in SN2 5SN2 5NN: also in SN2 5SN2 5NP: also in SN2 5SN2 5NQ: also in SN2 5SN2 5NR: also in SN2 5SN2 5NS: also in SN2 5SN2 5NT: also in SN2 5SN2 5NU: also in SN2 5SN2 5NW: also in SN2 5SN2 5NX: also in SN2 5SN2 5NY: also in SN2 5SN2 5NZ: also in SN2 5SN2 5PA: also in SN2 5SN2 5PB: also in SN2 5SN2 5PD: also in SN2 5SN2 5PE: also in SN2 5SN2 5PF: also in SN2 5SN2 5PG: also in SN2 5SN2 5PQ: also in SN2 5 Kemble station 18.9 kmBroad Blunsdon SN2 5LN Map of SN2 5LN and what is near it Map of SN2 5LN: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the SN2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kemble station 18.9 kmBroad Blunsdon SN2 5LN
  • SN2 5LN
  • Other postcodes in SN2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5933, longitude -1.7841)

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 SN2 5LN?

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 SN2 5LN?

Every home and business at SN2 5LN 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 SN2 5LN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN2 5LN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN2 5LN 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 SN2 5LN 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 SN2 5LN.

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 SN2 5LN: 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 SN2 5LN 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 SN2 5LN?

Homes in SN2 5 sold for a typical £201,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, down 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£201,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£217,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £225,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £201,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole SN2 district: a typical £247,250 from 420 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 SN2 5LN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SN2 5LN 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

What council tax band are homes near SN2 5LN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SN2 5LN. Over half of them (82%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (84%). 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 SN2 5LN

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 £1,896 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,625.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 600 (82%)£1,625
Band Babout 130 (18%)£1,896
Band Cwithheld£2,167
Band Dfewer than 5£2,438
Band Efewer than 5£2,980
Band Ffewer than 5£3,522
Band Gfewer than 5£4,064
Band Hfewer than 5£4,876

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 84% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: 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 SN2 5LN is in (ONS area E01015546), 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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest open schools to SN2 5LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN2 5LN is Swindon Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 18.9 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Downton Road, 100 m away.

More stations near SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

1 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN2 5LN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 950 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 22 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • Clive Parade Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 120 kW 1.2 kmCycle

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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest to the centre of SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN2 5LN, 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 SN2 5LN?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN2 5LN 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 SN2 5LN in a conservation area?

The centre of SN2 5LN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 SN2 5LN?

Police.uk records 181 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN2 5LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences63 reports
Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Other theft14 reports
Public order11 reports

Also: vehicle crime 6, burglary 5, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

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 SN2 5LN

Ward
Penhill & Pinehurst
Parish
Central Swindon North
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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