SN2 8DS postcode in Swindon, England

SN2 8DS is a postcode in Swindon, in the Gorse Hill ward. It is in the Swindon North parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

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 £239,000 Homes sold in SN2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 1.7 km in a straight line

Where SN2 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of SN2 8DS and what is near it Map of SN2 8DS: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the SN2 8 sector, 3 schools, 1 railway station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SN2 8AA: also in SN2 8SN2 8AB: also in SN2 8SN2 8AD: also in SN2 8SN2 8AF: also in SN2 8SN2 8AG: also in SN2 8SN2 8AH: also in SN2 8SN2 8AJ: also in SN2 8SN2 8AL: also in SN2 8SN2 8AN: also in SN2 8SN2 8AR: also in SN2 8SN2 8AS: also in SN2 8SN2 8AT: also in SN2 8SN2 8AU: also in SN2 8SN2 8AW: also in SN2 8SN2 8AX: also in SN2 8SN2 8AY: also in SN2 8SN2 8AZ: also in SN2 8SN2 8BB: also in SN2 8SN2 8BD: also in SN2 8SN2 8BE: also in SN2 8SN2 8BG: also in SN2 8SN2 8BH: also in SN2 8SN2 8BL: also in SN2 8SN2 8BN: also in SN2 8SN2 8BP: also in SN2 8SN2 8BS: also in SN2 8SN2 8BT: also in SN2 8SN2 8BU: also in SN2 8SN2 8BW: also in SN2 8SN2 8BX: also in SN2 8SN2 8BY: also in SN2 8SN2 8BZ: also in SN2 8SN2 8DA: also in SN2 8SN2 8DD: also in SN2 8SN2 8DE: also in SN2 8SN2 8DF: also in SN2 8SN2 8DG: also in SN2 8SN2 8DH: also in SN2 8SN2 8DJ: also in SN2 8SN2 8DL: also in SN2 8SN2 8DN: also in SN2 8SN2 8DP: also in SN2 8SN2 8DQ: also in SN2 8SN2 8DR: also in SN2 8SN2 8DT: also in SN2 8SN2 8DW: also in SN2 8SN2 8DY: also in SN2 8SN2 8DZ: also in SN2 8SN2 8EA: also in SN2 8SN2 8EB: also in SN2 8SN2 8EF: also in SN2 8SN2 8EG: also in SN2 8SN2 8EJ: also in SN2 8SN2 8EL: also in SN2 8SN2 8EN: also in SN2 8SN2 8EP: also in SN2 8SN2 8ER: also in SN2 8SN2 8ES: also in SN2 8SN2 8EZ: also in SN2 8SN2 8HB: also in SN2 8SN2 8HQ: also in SN2 8SN2 8LU: also in SN2 8SN2 8NZ: also in SN2 8SN2 8QE: also in SN2 8SN2 8QF: also in SN2 8SN2 8UH: also in SN2 8SN2 8UN: also in SN2 8SN2 8UP: also in SN2 8SN2 8UU: also in SN2 8SN2 8XA: also in SN2 8SN2 8XP: also in SN2 8SN2 8XS: also in SN2 8SN2 8XU: also in SN2 8SN2 8YR: also in SN2 8SN2 8YS: also in SN2 8SN2 8YY: also in SN2 8SN2 8YZ: also in SN2 8 Whalebridge Practice 1.7 kmMerchiston Surgery 1.9 kmGorse Hill SN2 8DS Map of SN2 8DS and what is near it Map of SN2 8DS: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the SN2 8 sector, 3 schools, 1 railway station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Gorse Hill SN2 8DS
  • SN2 8DS
  • Other postcodes in SN2 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5741, longitude -1.7653)

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 8DS?

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 8DS?

Every home and business at SN2 8DS 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.

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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 8DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN2 8DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN2 8DS 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 8DS 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 8DS.

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 8DS: 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 8DS 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 8DS?

Homes in SN2 8 sold for a typical £239,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 23 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£239,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £222,500 20 sales

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 8DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SN2 8DS 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 SN2 8DS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SN2 8DS. 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 SN2 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around SN2 8DS. Over half of them (69%) are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (44%). 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 8DS

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 £2,438 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,896.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (20%)£1,625
Band Babout 590 (69%)£1,896
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,167
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,438
Band Ewithheld£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. 44% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: 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 8DS is in (ONS area E01015509), 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 8DS?

The nearest open schools to SN2 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN2 8DS is Swindon Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Gipsy Lane, 172 m away.

More stations near SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

2 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN2 8DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesco Extra - Swindon Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 750 mWalk
  • Colbourne Street Charging point · 5 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 850 mWalk
  • McDonald's Cockleberry Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 1.1 kmWalk

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 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

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 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN2 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN2 8DS 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 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of SN2 8DS 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 8DS?

Police.uk records 273 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN2 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences106 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Shoplifting16 reports

Also: other theft 14, burglary 10, drugs 10, bicycle theft 7, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, other crime 2, theft from the person 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 8DS

Ward
Gorse Hill
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
June 2000

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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