SN5 8NY postcode in Swindon, England

SN5 8NY is a postcode in Swindon, in the Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill ward. It is in the Swindon South 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 £265,000 Homes sold in SN5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 10.4% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 3.8 km in a straight line

Where SN5 8NY is, and what is near it

Map of SN5 8NY and what is near it Map of SN5 8NY: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SN5 8AH: also in SN5 8SN5 8AJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8AQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8AS: also in SN5 8SN5 8AW: also in SN5 8SN5 8BD: also in SN5 8SN5 8BE: also in SN5 8SN5 8BH: also in SN5 8SN5 8BJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8BL: also in SN5 8SN5 8BN: also in SN5 8SN5 8BP: also in SN5 8SN5 8BS: also in SN5 8SN5 8BU: also in SN5 8SN5 8BX: also in SN5 8SN5 8DA: also in SN5 8SN5 8DE: also in SN5 8SN5 8DG: also in SN5 8SN5 8DR: also in SN5 8SN5 8DU: also in SN5 8SN5 8DX: also in SN5 8SN5 8DY: also in SN5 8SN5 8DZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8EA: also in SN5 8SN5 8EE: also in SN5 8SN5 8EF: also in SN5 8SN5 8HA: also in SN5 8SN5 8HB: also in SN5 8SN5 8HD: also in SN5 8SN5 8HH: also in SN5 8SN5 8HJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8HL: also in SN5 8SN5 8HP: also in SN5 8SN5 8HQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8HR: also in SN5 8SN5 8HS: also in SN5 8SN5 8HT: also in SN5 8SN5 8HU: also in SN5 8SN5 8HW: also in SN5 8SN5 8HX: also in SN5 8SN5 8HY: also in SN5 8SN5 8HZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8JA: also in SN5 8SN5 8JB: also in SN5 8SN5 8JE: also in SN5 8SN5 8JF: also in SN5 8SN5 8JG: also in SN5 8SN5 8JH: also in SN5 8SN5 8JJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8JL: also in SN5 8SN5 8JN: also in SN5 8SN5 8JP: also in SN5 8SN5 8JQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8JR: also in SN5 8SN5 8JS: also in SN5 8SN5 8JW: also in SN5 8SN5 8JY: also in SN5 8SN5 8JZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8LL: also in SN5 8SN5 8LN: 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 8NE: also in SN5 8SN5 8NF: also in SN5 8SN5 8NG: also in SN5 8SN5 8NH: also in SN5 8SN5 8NJ: also in SN5 8SN5 8NL: also in SN5 8SN5 8NN: also in SN5 8SN5 8NP: also in SN5 8SN5 8NQ: also in SN5 8SN5 8NR: also in SN5 8SN5 8NS: also in SN5 8SN5 8NT: also in SN5 8SN5 8NU: also in SN5 8SN5 8NW: also in SN5 8SN5 8NX: also in SN5 8SN5 8NZ: also in SN5 8SN5 8PA: 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 8PL: also in SN5 8SN5 8PN: also in SN5 8SN5 8PP: 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 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 8SX: also in SN5 8SN5 8UY: also in SN5 8SN5 8YF: also in SN5 8SN5 8YG: also in SN5 8SN5 8YU: also in SN5 8SN5 8YZ: also in SN5 8 School 850 mGP 1.1 kmLydiard Park Academy 1.4 kmSchool 1.6 kmSwindon station 3.8 kmLydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill SN5 8NY Map of SN5 8NY and what is near it Map of SN5 8NY: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 850 m–2.2 kmSwindon station 3.8 kmLydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill SN5 8NY
  • SN5 8NY
  • Other postcodes in SN5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 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 51.5479, longitude -1.8329)

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 8NY?

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 8NY?

Every home and business at SN5 8NY 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 SN5 8NY?

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

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

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 8NY: 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 8NY 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 8NY?

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 8NY

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SN5 8NY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 March 2026. The middle sale was £268,000, from £160,000 to £285,000. Across SN5 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £265,000. 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 8NY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around SN5 8NY. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (100%). 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 8NY

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 £2,980 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,167.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,625
Band Babout 130 (25%)£1,896
Band Cabout 200 (39%)£2,167
Band Dabout 110 (22%)£2,438
Band Eabout 70 (14%)£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. 100% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 8NY is in (ONS area E01015501), 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 8NY?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN5 8NY is Swindon Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 19.4 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Langdale Drive, 82 m away.

More stations near SN5 8NY, 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 8NY?

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

0 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

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

  • Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 200 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • Wishford Row Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.36 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bridgemead Retail Park Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 1.7 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 8NY?

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

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 8NY?

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

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

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

The centre of SN5 8NY 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 8NY?

Police.uk records 81 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN5 8NY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Public order14 reports
Burglary6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Shoplifting3 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 2, bicycle theft 1, 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 8NY

Ward
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill
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
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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