SN6 8AL postcode in Shrivenham and Watchfield, Oxfordshire

SN6 8AL is a postcode in Shrivenham and Watchfield, in the Watchfield & Shrivenham ward of Vale of White Horse. It is in the Witney parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley 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. Vale of White Horse: 84% Typical price £465,000 Homes sold in SN6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 13.4% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 10.1 km in a straight line

Where SN6 8AL is, and what is near it

Map of SN6 8AL and what is near it Map of SN6 8AL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the SN6 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SN6 8AA: also in SN6 8SN6 8AD: also in SN6 8SN6 8AE: also in SN6 8SN6 8AF: also in SN6 8SN6 8AG: also in SN6 8SN6 8AH: also in SN6 8SN6 8AJ: also in SN6 8SN6 8AN: also in SN6 8SN6 8AQ: also in SN6 8SN6 8AS: also in SN6 8SN6 8AU: also in SN6 8SN6 8AW: also in SN6 8SN6 8BJ: also in SN6 8SN6 8BL: also in SN6 8SN6 8BY: also in SN6 8SN6 8DD: also in SN6 8SN6 8DE: also in SN6 8SN6 8DR: also in SN6 8SN6 8DS: also in SN6 8SN6 8DT: also in SN6 8SN6 8DU: also in SN6 8SN6 8DW: also in SN6 8SN6 8DX: also in SN6 8SN6 8DY: also in SN6 8SN6 8DZ: also in SN6 8SN6 8EA: also in SN6 8SN6 8EB: also in SN6 8SN6 8EE: also in SN6 8SN6 8EG: also in SN6 8SN6 8EJ: also in SN6 8SN6 8EL: also in SN6 8SN6 8EN: also in SN6 8SN6 8EP: also in SN6 8SN6 8EQ: also in SN6 8SN6 8ER: also in SN6 8SN6 8ES: also in SN6 8SN6 8ET: also in SN6 8SN6 8EZ: also in SN6 8SN6 8FP: also in SN6 8SN6 8FQ: also in SN6 8SN6 8FU: also in SN6 8SN6 8FX: also in SN6 8SN6 8FY: also in SN6 8SN6 8FZ: also in SN6 8SN6 8GA: also in SN6 8SN6 8GB: also in SN6 8SN6 8GD: also in SN6 8SN6 8GE: also in SN6 8SN6 8GF: also in SN6 8SN6 8GS: also in SN6 8SN6 8GT: also in SN6 8SN6 8GZ: also in SN6 8SN6 8HA: also in SN6 8SN6 8HB: also in SN6 8SN6 8HD: also in SN6 8SN6 8HE: also in SN6 8SN6 8HJ: also in SN6 8SN6 8HP: also in SN6 8 School 5.1 kmGP 5.8 kmMerchiston Surgery 6.9 kmSwindon station 10.1 kmShrivenham and Watchfield SN6 8AL Map of SN6 8AL and what is near it Map of SN6 8AL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the SN6 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 550 m2 places, 5.1–5.8 kmSwindon station 10.1 kmShrivenham and Watchfield SN6 8AL
  • SN6 8AL
  • Other postcodes in SN6 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 1 railway station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5997, longitude -1.6507)

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 SN6 8AL?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SN6 8AL?

Every home and business at SN6 8AL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Vale of White Horse: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Vale of White Horse: 98%

The line marks the figure across Vale of White Horse.

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 SN6 8AL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Vale of White Horse District Council's days for SN6 8AL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN6 8AL 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 SN6 8AL 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 SN6 8AL.

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 Vale of White Horse

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SN6 8AL: 1,612 properties in Vale of White Horse are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Vale of White Horse

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 SN6 8AL 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 SN6 8AL?

Homes in SN6 8 sold for a typical £465,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 13.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£465,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£410,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £555,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £367,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £319,250 12 sales

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

Across the whole SN6 district: a typical £375,000 from 276 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 SN6 8AL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SN6 8AL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 May 2026. The middle sale was £885,000, from £250,000 to £1,050,000. Across SN6 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £465,000. 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 SN6 8AL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around SN6 8AL. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (39%). 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 SN6 8AL

Band D in Vale of White Horse for 2026‑27: £2,577. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,718 (band A) to £5,155 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,577.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,718
Band Babout 120 (10%)£2,005
Band Cabout 240 (21%)£2,291
Band Dabout 260 (22%)£2,577
Band Eabout 210 (18%)£3,150
Band Fabout 240 (21%)£3,723
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£4,296
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,155

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 39% 2020 or later

Averages for Vale of White Horse 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 SN6 8AL is in (ONS area E01028745), 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 SN6 8AL?

The nearest open schools to SN6 8AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN6 8AL, 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 SN6 8AL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN6 8AL is Swindon Rail Station, 10.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Street Surgery, 217 m away.

More stations near SN6 8AL, 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 SN6 8AL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN6 8AL, 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 SN6 8AL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SN6 8AL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SN6 8AL?

The nearest to the centre of SN6 8AL, 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 SN6 8AL?

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 pharmacies are near SN6 8AL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN6 8AL, 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 SN6 8AL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN6 8AL 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 SN6 8AL in a conservation area?

The centre of SN6 8AL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SN6 8AL?

Police.uk records 29 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN6 8AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: other 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 SN6 8AL

Ward
Watchfield & Shrivenham
Parish
Shrivenham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Shrivenham and Watchfield
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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