Matthews Close Purton, Wiltshire
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (SN5), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44202064.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (A: 3).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 130 to 131 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Purton Surgery, about 110 m away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2024 | 5 SN5 4LD | Other | £284,679 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, mid-terrace (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2025 (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (26% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Dogridge Garage Site (2): up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Hooks Hill, Purton: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 130 m and 131 m above sea level (131 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN5 4GZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN5 4LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highridge Close Purton | 180 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.4 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purton Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purton Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cs Dental | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ridgeway Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Roughmoor, Unit 2 Swinley Drive, Peatmoor Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Restrop House, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Restrop House | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| College Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Earthwork on Paven Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ringsbury Camp hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Lydiard Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paven Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Ashbed Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Matthew's Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Oxleaze Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Keycroft Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Battle Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradon Forest School | Secondary | 11–16 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton | Primary | 2–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop Community Stores SN5 4DB | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Purton Pizza & Grill SN5 4BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Purton Pharmacy SN5 4BX | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Purton Thai SN5 4BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2023 |
| The Four Seasons SN5 4BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jun 2025 |
| The Royal George SN5 4BZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hoggs Lane (12); On or near Red Gables Close (6); On or near Willis Way (4); On or near Ward Close (3); On or near The Masons (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Kibblewhite Close · Willis Way · Proud Close · Thomas Grove · Harris Close · Ward Close · Red Gables Close · Thompson Court · Price Close · The Masons · Highridge Close · Reid's Piece
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.