Thamesdown Drive Swindon
26 addresses across 15 postcodes (SN2,SN25,SN26), about 11.1 km (6.9 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 40200029.
- Flood: 16 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Swindon costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 19% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 85 to 141 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Meads Medical Pract, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 4,840 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 6,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II*
- BARN AND GRANARY AT ABBEY FARM, grade II
- FORMER COACH HOUSE AT GROUNDWELL HOUSE, grade II
- GROUNDWELL HOUSE, grade II
- GUERNSEY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HAYDON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HAYDON WICK FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILESTONE NEAR NUMBER 8 HYDE ROAD, grade II
- PARK FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Anglia House, 115-118 Commercial Road, Swindon SN1 5PL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Lindseys Yard, Turnpike Road, Blunsdon, Swindon (Plot 1): up to 1 home, permissioned (290 m)
- Former Bampton Brothers, Stratton Road, Swindon: up to 61 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Abbey Stadium, Lady Lane, Swindon (Residual): up to 100 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Abbey Stadium, Lady Lane, Swindon: up to 117 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages at Wingfield Ave: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages at Wingfield Ave: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Radway Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon SN3 4ND, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 August 2026 to 7 August 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN25 4AN | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN2 2QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SN25 4DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN2 2SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1FB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1WR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SN25 4YF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1BF | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1WA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 1WH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SN25 4AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SN25 4FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 4XL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN26 7EA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 85 m and 141 m above sea level (104 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN2 2QA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN2 2SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1BF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1WA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1WH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 1WR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 4AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 4DL | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| SN25 4FR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 4XL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 4YF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN26 7EA | 19% | 19% | 19% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cold Harbour Broad Blunsdon | 370 m |
| Car parks | New Parking Solutions | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.3 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Meads Medical Pract | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Seven Fields Dental Health Centre LTD | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Swindon Penhill Braydon C Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 24 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,920 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady Lane, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady Lane | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Hillfort and lynchets on Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blunsdonhill Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Stubb's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Penhill Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Ash Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Peatmoor Lagoon | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 26 |
24 of the street's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Swindon: see them on the Swindon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bridlewood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Catherine Wayte Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Seven Fields Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester Swindon SN25 4DL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Ltd SN25 4DL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Aldi Stores Ltd SN25 4DL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Robins Farm SN25 4DL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Turnpike Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 10 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 10 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
- SN25 4AN: 4 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- SN2 2QA: 3 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- SN25 4DL: 3 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- SN2 2SG: 2 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- SN25 1FB: 2 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- SN25 1WR: 2 addresses of 75 in the postcode
- SN25 4YF: 2 addresses of 62 in the postcode
- SN25 1AJ: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- SN25 1BF: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
- SN25 1WA: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
- SN25 1WH: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- SN25 4AH: 1 address of 68 in the postcode
- SN25 4FR: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- SN25 4XL: 1 address of 48 in the postcode
- SN26 7EA: 1 address of 62 in the postcode
Nearby streets
North Latham Road · A419 · Turnpike Road · Thamesdown Drive · Redwood Close · Desmond Crescent · Llewelyn Road · Jones Street · Stadium View · Teo Close · B4019
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.