SN2 9SG Swindon
Live postcode, introduced February 2005. Ward: Queen's Park. Region: South West.
Streets
- Euclid Street, Swindon: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Swindon in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,522 | £4,064 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (47% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- EUCLID STREET SCHOOL INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS AND FORMER TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PRINCIPALS HOUSE TO THE REAR, grade II
- Swindon Civic Offices, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Nursery Queens Park Community Hall, Euclid Street, Swindon SN1 2JW, permissioned (110 m)
- Falcon House, Fleming Way Car Park, Debenhams and 17 The Parade: up to 90 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Land South of Church Road, Old Town: up to 19 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Signal Point, not permissioned (250 m)
- Signal Point, permissioned (250 m)
- Commercial Road Car Park: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Commercial Road Car Park: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Contract House, Unit 5 Bramble Road Elgin Swindon SN2 8HB, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 104 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 80 within 800 m; nearest Holy Rood Church Swindon | 160 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Beckhampton Street, SN1 | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Premier Inn Swindon Temple Street GeniePoint | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 68.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whalebridge Practice | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Islington Street (Dental Surgery) | 350 m |
| Hospital | Ridgeway Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 770 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Groundwell Road Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,080 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Lawn 36 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Swindon County Ground 2.7 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,670 m² | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Swindon, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 330 m south-east. 101 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Swindon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 330 m south-east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Villetts House | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south |
| Health Hydro (former GWR Medical Fund Baths and Dispensary) | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| The Mechanics' Institute | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m west |
| Remains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old Town | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Town Gardens, Swindon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bruddel Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Great Copse | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Shaftesbury Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Toot Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
| Wanborough Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Euclid Street.