SN6 8QB postcode in Bishopstone, Swindon
SN6 8QB is a postcode in Bishopstone, in the Chiseldon & Ridgeway ward of Swindon. It is in the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1991.
Where SN6 8QB is, and what is near it
- SN6 8QB
- Other postcodes in SN6 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 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 51.5509, longitude -1.6532)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SN6 8QB?
- SwindonCouncil, for all local services Swindon: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SN6 8QB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- WiltshirePolice force area
- East WiltshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Danny Kruger (Reform UK), as Parliament lists them. Contact Danny Kruger
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 SN6 8QB?
Every home and business at SN6 8QB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 8QB?
BinDayBuddy has not read Swindon Borough Council's days for SN6 8QB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SN6 8QB on BinDayBuddySource: 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 8QB 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 8QB.
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 SN6 8QB: 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 SN6 8QB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 8QB?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 8QB
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SN6 8QB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 August 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 SN6 8QB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around SN6 8QB. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £4,876 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,438.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 30 (3%) | £1,625 |
| Band B | about 20 (2%) | £1,896 |
| Band C | about 130 (15%) | £2,167 |
| Band D | about 210 (24%) | £2,438 |
| Band E | about 180 (20%) | £2,980 |
| Band F | about 150 (17%) | £3,522 |
| Band G | about 160 (18%) | £4,064 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,876 |
When the homes were built
- 22% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 13% 1945 to 1964
- 15% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 21% 2020 or later
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 SN6 8QB is in (ONS area E01015548), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8QB?
The nearest open schools to SN6 8QB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8QB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SN6 8QB is Swindon Rail Station, 9.3 km away in a straight line.
- Swindon Rail Station Railway station 9.3 kmDrive
- Hungerford Rail Station Railway station 18.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Whatleys Orchard, 93 m away.
More stations near SN6 8QB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SN6 8QB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN6 8QB, 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.
- Elm Tree Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01793 782207 5.4 kmDrive
- Eldene Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01793 522710 5.9 kmDrive
- Priory Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01793 688744 6.6 kmDrive
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 8QB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SN6 8QB 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SN6 8QB?
The nearest to the centre of SN6 8QB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Swindon Dental and Implant Clinic Phone 01793 384155 5.4 kmDrive
- Mayhew Dental Phone 01793 525777 6.2 kmDrive
- Park South Dental Care Limited Phone 01793 613989 6.6 kmDrive
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 8QB?
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.
- OUH Radiotherapy Centre Phone 01865 220680 5.2 kmDrive
- Great Western Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01793 604020 5.3 kmDrive
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 vets are near SN6 8QB?
The nearest vets to the centre of SN6 8QB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Eastcott Vets 5.4 kmDrive
- Thameswood Veterinary Clinic 7.1 kmDrive
- The Lawn Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1793 644422 7.5 kmDrive
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 8QB in a conservation area?
The centre of SN6 8QB 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 8QB?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN6 8QB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SN6 8QB
- Ward
- Chiseldon & Ridgeway
- Parish
- Bishopstone
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Bishopstone
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1991
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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