SN5 8AT postcode in Swindon, Wiltshire

SN5 8AT is a postcode in Swindon, in the Royal Wootton Bassett East ward of Wiltshire. It is in the Chippenham parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2002. 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 at SN5 8AT can get it Across Wiltshire: 77% Typical price £265,000 Homes sold in SN5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 10.4% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 5.3 km in a straight line

Where SN5 8AT is, and what is near it

Map of SN5 8AT and what is near it Map of SN5 8AT: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the SN5 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SN5 8AU: also in SN5 8SN5 8LP: also in SN5 8SN5 8LR: also in SN5 8SN5 8LS: also in SN5 8SN5 8LT: also in SN5 8SN5 8LY: also in SN5 8SN5 8LZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8NA: also in SN5 8SN5 8NB: also in SN5 8SN5 8ND: also in SN5 8SN5 8NH: also in SN5 8SN5 8NJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8NL: also in SN5 8SN5 8NQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8NU: also in SN5 8SN5 8NX: also in SN5 8SN5 8NY: also in SN5 8SN5 8NZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8PB: also in SN5 8SN5 8PD: also in SN5 8SN5 8PE: also in SN5 8SN5 8PF: also in SN5 8SN5 8PG: also in SN5 8SN5 8PH: also in SN5 8SN5 8PJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8PL: also in SN5 8SN5 8PN: also in SN5 8SN5 8PP: also in SN5 8SN5 8PQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8PR: also in SN5 8SN5 8PS: also in SN5 8SN5 8PT: also in SN5 8SN5 8PU: also in SN5 8SN5 8PW: also in SN5 8SN5 8PX: also in SN5 8SN5 8PY: also in SN5 8SN5 8PZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8QA: also in SN5 8SN5 8QD: also in SN5 8SN5 8QE: also in SN5 8SN5 8QF: also in SN5 8SN5 8QG: also in SN5 8SN5 8QH: also in SN5 8SN5 8QL: also in SN5 8SN5 8QN: also in SN5 8SN5 8QP: also in SN5 8SN5 8QQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8QR: also in SN5 8SN5 8QS: also in SN5 8SN5 8QT: also in SN5 8SN5 8QU: also in SN5 8SN5 8QW: also in SN5 8SN5 8QX: also in SN5 8SN5 8QY: also in SN5 8SN5 8RA: also in SN5 8SN5 8RB: also in SN5 8SN5 8RD: also in SN5 8SN5 8RE: also in SN5 8SN5 8RH: also in SN5 8SN5 8RJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8RL: also in SN5 8SN5 8RN: also in SN5 8SN5 8RP: also in SN5 8SN5 8RQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8RR: also in SN5 8SN5 8RT: also in SN5 8SN5 8RU: also in SN5 8SN5 8RW: also in SN5 8SN5 8UB: also in SN5 8SN5 8UD: also in SN5 8SN5 8UY: also in SN5 8SN5 8UZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8YG: also in SN5 8SN5 8YU: also in SN5 8SN5 8YW: also in SN5 8SN5 8YZ: also in SN5 8 GP 2.3 kmPhoenix Surgery 2.5 kmSchool 3.1 kmSwindon station 5.3 kmKemble station 18.4 kmLydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill SN5 8AT Map of SN5 8AT and what is near it Map of SN5 8AT: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the SN5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.3–5.3 kmPhoenix Surgery 2.5 kmLydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill SN5 8AT
  • SN5 8AT
  • Other postcodes in SN5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 51.5477, longitude -1.8563)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SN5 8AT?

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 8AT?

Every home and business at SN5 8AT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SN5 8AT 100% Wiltshire 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SN5 8AT 100% Wiltshire 97%
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 8AT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wiltshire Council's days for SN5 8AT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN5 8AT 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 8AT 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 8AT.

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 Wiltshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SN5 8AT: 5,934 properties in Wiltshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wiltshire

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 8AT 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 8AT?

Homes in SN5 8 sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 89 sales, up 10.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £337,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £269,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 8AT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SN5 8AT 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 SN5 8AT

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SN5 8AT. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SN5 8AT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 600 homes in the neighbourhood around SN5 8AT. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 8AT

Band D in Wiltshire for 2026‑27: £2,572. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,715 (band A) to £4,286 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,715.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (17%)£1,715
Band Babout 30 (5%)£2,000
Band Cabout 70 (12%)£2,286
Band Dabout 80 (13%)£2,572
Band Eabout 120 (20%)£3,143
Band Fabout 130 (22%)£3,715
Band Gabout 70 (12%)£4,286
Band Hwithheld£5,144

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wiltshire 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 8AT is in (ONS area E01031961), 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 8AT?

The nearest open schools to SN5 8AT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN5 8AT is Swindon Rail Station, 5.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 18.4 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Canberra House, 140 m away.

More stations near SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN5 8AT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • The Churchill Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 200 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 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 8AT?

The nearest to the centre of SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

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 8AT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN5 8AT, 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 8AT?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN5 8AT 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 8AT in a conservation area?

The centre of SN5 8AT 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 8AT?

Police.uk records 28 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN5 8AT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Public order5 reports
Burglary4 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: drugs 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 8AT

Ward
Royal Wootton Bassett East
Parish
Lydiard Tregoze
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Swindon
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2002

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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