SN5 7BP postcode in Swindon, England

SN5 7BP 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 1981.

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 7BP can get it Across Swindon: 97% Typical price £247,000 Homes sold in SN5 7, last 12 months. ▲ 10.5% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 2.8 km in a straight line

Where SN5 7BP is, and what is near it

Map of SN5 7BP and what is near it Map of SN5 7BP: its centre point, with the 128 other postcodes in the SN5 7 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SN5 7AD: also in SN5 7SN5 7AE: also in SN5 7SN5 7AF: also in SN5 7SN5 7AG: also in SN5 7SN5 7AH: also in SN5 7SN5 7AJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7AL: also in SN5 7SN5 7AN: also in SN5 7SN5 7AP: also in SN5 7SN5 7AQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7AR: also in SN5 7SN5 7AS: also in SN5 7SN5 7AT: also in SN5 7SN5 7AU: also in SN5 7SN5 7AW: also in SN5 7SN5 7AX: also in SN5 7SN5 7AY: also in SN5 7SN5 7AZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7BA: also in SN5 7SN5 7BB: also in SN5 7SN5 7BG: also in SN5 7SN5 7BH: also in SN5 7SN5 7BJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7BL: also in SN5 7SN5 7BN: also in SN5 7SN5 7BQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7BT: also in SN5 7SN5 7BU: also in SN5 7SN5 7BW: also in SN5 7SN5 7BX: also in SN5 7SN5 7BY: also in SN5 7SN5 7BZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7DA: also in SN5 7SN5 7DB: also in SN5 7SN5 7DE: also in SN5 7SN5 7DF: also in SN5 7SN5 7DH: also in SN5 7SN5 7DJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7DL: also in SN5 7SN5 7DN: also in SN5 7SN5 7DQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7DR: also in SN5 7SN5 7DS: also in SN5 7SN5 7DT: also in SN5 7SN5 7DU: also in SN5 7SN5 7DW: also in SN5 7SN5 7DX: also in SN5 7SN5 7DY: also in SN5 7SN5 7DZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7EA: also in SN5 7SN5 7EB: also in SN5 7SN5 7ED: also in SN5 7SN5 7EE: also in SN5 7SN5 7EF: also in SN5 7SN5 7EG: also in SN5 7SN5 7EH: also in SN5 7SN5 7EJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7EL: also in SN5 7SN5 7EN: also in SN5 7SN5 7EP: also in SN5 7SN5 7EQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7ER: also in SN5 7SN5 7ES: also in SN5 7SN5 7EW: also in SN5 7SN5 7FG: also in SN5 7SN5 7FH: also in SN5 7SN5 7FJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7FL: also in SN5 7SN5 7FN: also in SN5 7SN5 7FP: also in SN5 7SN5 7FQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7FR: also in SN5 7SN5 7FS: also in SN5 7SN5 7FT: also in SN5 7SN5 7FW: also in SN5 7SN5 7FX: also in SN5 7SN5 7FZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7HB: also in SN5 7SN5 7HX: also in SN5 7SN5 7JB: also in SN5 7SN5 7LQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7PJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7TJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7UH: also in SN5 7SN5 7UL: also in SN5 7SN5 7UN: also in SN5 7SN5 7UZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7WZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7XB: also in SN5 7SN5 7XD: also in SN5 7SN5 7XE: also in SN5 7SN5 7XF: also in SN5 7SN5 7XG: also in SN5 7SN5 7XP: also in SN5 7SN5 7XQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7XS: also in SN5 7SN5 7XT: also in SN5 7SN5 7XW: also in SN5 7SN5 7XZ: also in SN5 7SN5 7YD: also in SN5 7SN5 7YE: also in SN5 7SN5 7YF: also in SN5 7SN5 7YJ: also in SN5 7SN5 7YQ: also in SN5 7SN5 7YS: also in SN5 7SN5 7YY: also in SN5 7SN5 7ZZ: also in SN5 7 Phoenix Surgery 700 mSainsbury's Bridgemead 850 mGP 1.2 kmLydiard Park Academy 1.5 kmShaw & Westlea SN5 7BP Map of SN5 7BP and what is near it Map of SN5 7BP: its centre point, with the 128 other postcodes in the SN5 7 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Phoenix Surgery 700 m3 places, 700 m–2.8 kmShaw & Westlea SN5 7BP
  • SN5 7BP
  • Other postcodes in SN5 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 6 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 51.5596, longitude -1.8242)

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 7BP?

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 7BP?

Every home and business at SN5 7BP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SN5 7BP 100% Swindon 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SN5 7BP 100% Swindon 99%
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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 SN5 7BP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN5 7BP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN5 7BP 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 7BP 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 7BP.

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 7BP: 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 7BP 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 7BP?

Homes in SN5 7 sold for a typical £247,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 10.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£247,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£223,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £261,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £223,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £119,000 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 7BP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SN5 7BP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 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 7BP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around SN5 7BP. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (77%). 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 7BP

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 £2,980 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,896.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (16%)£1,625
Band Babout 330 (44%)£1,896
Band Cabout 160 (21%)£2,167
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,438
Band Eabout 70 (9%)£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. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 77% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 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 SN5 7BP is in (ONS area E01015567), 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 7BP?

The nearest open schools to SN5 7BP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN5 7BP is Swindon Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 2.8 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.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Birdcombe Road, 72 m away.

More stations near SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

6 within 1 km 22 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN5 7BP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 600 mWalk
  • Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 200 kW 650 mWalk
  • The Meads Roundabout Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 160 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 SN5 7BP?

The nearest to the centre of SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

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 7BP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN5 7BP, 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 7BP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN5 7BP 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 7BP in a conservation area?

The centre of SN5 7BP 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 7BP?

Police.uk records 124 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN5 7BP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences49 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Public order18 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Other theft7 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports

Also: burglary 3, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1, other crime 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 7BP

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 1981

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 7BU80 mSN5 7BN90 mSN5 7BB90 mSN5 7BL100 mSN5 7BT140 mSN5 7BH140 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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