SN6 postcode area · Swindon

The SN6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Swindon, Vale of White Horse, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 48 to 86 across them. Every full SN6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SN6 district's neighbourhoods is Lydiard Millicent & Purton (86 out of 100, #937 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Eldene & Dorcan (49). 5 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £246,500 in Westlea & Shaw to £573,750 in Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys — a 2.3× gap within the SN6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Cotswold, Swindon, Vale of White Horse and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,771a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data

Median age (est.)45

Owner-occupied72%

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 SN6 district

£367,750median home sold over the past year · +9.1% over 5 years · +5.1% over the year · 364 sales

Detached£495,000

Semi-detached£320,000

Terraced£272,500

Flat£157,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Lydiard Millicent & PurtonWiltshire	937	86	£377,000
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & WanboroughSwindon	1,239	82	£395,000
Westlea & ShawSwindon	1,287	81	£246,500
Shrivenham, Watchfield & UffingtonVale of White Horse	1,410	79	£408,750
Cricklade & Ashton KeynesWiltshire	1,883	72	£430,000
HighworthSwindon	2,582	62	£305,000
Northleach, Coln Valley & AmpneysCotswold	2,857	58	£573,750
Netheravon & UpavonWiltshire	3,193	53	£380,000
Eldene & DorcanSwindon	3,501	49	£257,250

People living in SN6 Census 2021

Residents78,073

Median age (est.)45

Density98per km²

No qualifications13%

Degree or above36%

No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 15%

Households

One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	20%
Managers & directors	17%
Associate professional	14%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	10%
Elementary	8%
Caring & leisure	8%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 92%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SN6.

SN2 SN25 SN26 SN3 SN99 SN38 SN1 SN5

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.