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SN5 postcode area · Swindon

The SN5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swindon, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 26 to 89 across them. Every full SN5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SN5 district: Roughmoor scores 89 out of 100 (#745 of 6,856 nationally) while Freshbrook South & Toothill sits at 27 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,500 in Rodbourne & Cheney Manor to £430,000 in Cricklade & Ashton Keynes — a 2.0× gap within the SN5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Swindon and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,174a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SN5 district

£289,000median home sold over the past year · +20.4% over 5 years · +5.1% over the year · 476 sales
Detached£390,000
Semi-detached£267,000
Terraced£230,000
Flat£130,000
Swindon£280,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
RoughmoorSwindon 74589 £254,000
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & LynehamWiltshire 85588 £324,500
Lydiard Millicent & PurtonWiltshire 93786 £377,000
Kingshill & OkusSwindon 1,21182 £287,000
Westlea & ShawSwindon 1,28781 £246,500
Freshbrook North & Grange ParkSwindon 1,48678 £270,000
Cricklade & Ashton KeynesWiltshire 1,88372 £430,000
Rodbourne & Cheney ManorSwindon 2,33666 £220,500
Freshbrook South & ToothillSwindon 5,01627 £260,000

People living in SN5 Census 2021

Residents75,372
Median age (est.)41
Density400per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above31%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SN5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SN5 district.

Freshbrook Royal Wootton Bassett

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SN5.

SN17 SN25 SN4 SN38 SN2 SN6 SN1 SN99

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.