SN5 5QS postcode in Swindon, England

SN5 5QS is a postcode in Swindon, in the Shaw & Westlea ward. It is in the Swindon South 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 at SN5 5QS can get it Across Swindon: 97% Typical price £267,000 Homes sold in SN5 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 3.2 km in a straight line

Where SN5 5QS is, and what is near it

Map of SN5 5QS and what is near it Map of SN5 5QS: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the SN5 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SN5 5BL: also in SN5 5SN5 5EN: also in SN5 5SN5 5EQ: also in SN5 5SN5 5ES: also in SN5 5SN5 5FZ: also in SN5 5SN5 5NZ: also in SN5 5SN5 5PB: also in SN5 5SN5 5PE: also in SN5 5SN5 5PH: also in SN5 5SN5 5PJ: also in SN5 5SN5 5PQ: also in SN5 5SN5 5PR: also in SN5 5SN5 5PS: also in SN5 5SN5 5PT: also in SN5 5SN5 5PX: also in SN5 5SN5 5PY: also in SN5 5SN5 5QH: also in SN5 5SN5 5QJ: also in SN5 5SN5 5QL: also in SN5 5SN5 5QN: also in SN5 5SN5 5QP: also in SN5 5SN5 5QR: also in SN5 5SN5 5QT: also in SN5 5SN5 5QU: also in SN5 5SN5 5QW: also in SN5 5SN5 5QX: also in SN5 5SN5 5QY: also in SN5 5SN5 5QZ: also in SN5 5SN5 5RB: also in SN5 5SN5 5RD: also in SN5 5SN5 5RE: also in SN5 5SN5 5RH: also in SN5 5SN5 5RJ: also in SN5 5SN5 5RL: also in SN5 5SN5 5RP: also in SN5 5SN5 5RR: also in SN5 5SN5 5RS: also in SN5 5SN5 5RT: also in SN5 5SN5 5RU: also in SN5 5SN5 5SA: also in SN5 5SN5 5SB: also in SN5 5SN5 5SD: also in SN5 5SN5 5SE: also in SN5 5SN5 5SH: also in SN5 5SN5 5SL: also in SN5 5SN5 5SS: also in SN5 5SN5 5SU: also in SN5 5SN5 5UF: also in SN5 5SN5 5UX: also in SN5 5SN5 5UZ: also in SN5 5SN5 5WB: also in SN5 5SN5 5WN: also in SN5 5SN5 5WT: also in SN5 5SN5 5WU: also in SN5 5SN5 5WX: also in SN5 5SN5 5WZ: also in SN5 5SN5 5XE: also in SN5 5SN5 5XN: also in SN5 5SN5 5XS: also in SN5 5SN5 5YA: also in SN5 5SN5 5YE: also in SN5 5SN5 5YF: also in SN5 5SN5 5YN: also in SN5 5 3 places, 650 m–2.0 kmChargePoint 950 mLydiard Park Academy 1.8 kmNova Hreod Academy 1.8 kmSwindon station 3.2 kmKemble station 17.8 kmShaw & Westlea SN5 5QS Map of SN5 5QS and what is near it Map of SN5 5QS: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the SN5 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 650 m–2.0 kmNova Hreod Academy 1.8 kmSwindon station 3.2 kmShaw & Westlea SN5 5QS
  • SN5 5QS
  • Other postcodes in SN5 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.5708, longitude -1.8303)

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 SN5 5QS?

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 SN5 5QS?

Every home and business at SN5 5QS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SN5 5QS 100% Swindon 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SN5 5QS 100% Swindon 99%
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 SN5 5QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN5 5QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN5 5QS 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 SN5 5QS 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 SN5 5QS.

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 SN5 5QS: 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 SN5 5QS 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 SN5 5QS?

Homes in SN5 5 sold for a typical £267,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £406,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £232,550 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £131,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole SN5 district: a typical £278,000 from 411 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 SN5 5QS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SN5 5QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 June 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 SN5 5QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around SN5 5QS. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (89%). 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 SN5 5QS

Band D in Swindon for 2026‑27: £2,438. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,896 (band B) to £4,064 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,438.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,625
Band Babout 110 (17%)£1,896
Band Cabout 130 (20%)£2,167
Band Dabout 170 (27%)£2,438
Band Eabout 150 (23%)£2,980
Band Fabout 70 (11%)£3,522
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,064
Band Hfewer than 5£4,876

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 89% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 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 SN5 5QS is in (ONS area E01015564), 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest open schools to SN5 5QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN5 5QS is Swindon Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 17.8 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 Jersey Park, 166 m away.

More stations near SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

2 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN5 5QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 950 mWalk
  • Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 200 kW 1.3 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest to the centre of SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN5 5QS, 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 SN5 5QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN5 5QS 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 SN5 5QS in a conservation area?

The centre of SN5 5QS 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 SN5 5QS?

Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN5 5QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order9 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other theft3 reports
Bicycle theft3 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 2, burglary 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 SN5 5QS

Ward
Shaw & Westlea
Parish
West Swindon
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SN5 5QN70 mSN5 5QP70 mSN5 5QT70 mSN5 5RJ70 mSN5 5QW90 mSN5 5QR120 m
All of SN5

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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