SN4 9AT Swindon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wroughton & Wichelstowe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coronation Road, Wroughton: 47 addresses
- Unnamed street near Coronation Road, North Wroughton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Coronation Road, North Wroughton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Coronation Road, North Wroughton: 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 (27% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Granville Street Car Park, not permissioned (70 m)
- Aspen House and Granville Street Car Park, permissioned (70 m)
- North Star (Former Clares Site and Oasis Leisure Centre), pending decision (290 m)
- North Star (Former Clares Site and Oasis Leisure Centre), permissioned (290 m)
- Haskins Garage, High Street, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9JX, permissioned (350 m)
- Kimmerfields and Union Square: up to 405 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Union Square, Swindon: up to 405 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land At Clevedon House, 29 Woodland View, Wroughton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
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 50 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Mill Close Wroughton | 180 m |
| Car parks | Wroughton Park and Ride | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 66.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ridgeway View Family Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jephson Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | Wichelstowe Dental Care | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Ridgeway Hospital | 460 m |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,390 m² | 820 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moormead Road Allotments 3.4 ha | 450 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wroughton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-west |
| Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St John and St Helen | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-west |
| Medieval settlement remains at Overtown | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Town Gardens, Swindon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Clouts Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Markham Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km south-west |
| Ladder Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Wroughton Covert | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Coate Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 50 |
1 of the postcode's 50 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Coronation Road.