Wheatstone Road Swindon
87 addresses across 85 postcodes (SN1,SN2,SN25,SN3,SN38), about 630 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 83876885.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Swindon costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 104 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 92 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eldene Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2017 | ROYAL MAIL SUPPLIES DEPOT SN3 5HG | Other | £3,324,003 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 B (46% of about 1,400 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)
- Former Woolworth Distribution Centre, Faraday Road, Dorcan, SN3 5HH Now known as Ignition Park, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Woolworths Distribution Centre, Faraday Road, Dorcan Industrial Estates, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Groundwell Park and Ride, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Groundwell Park and Ride, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 94 addresses are between 100 m and 104 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN3 5EZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN3 5HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN3 5HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN3 5UU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN3 6JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Mail Centre Liden | 240 m |
| Car parks | Great Western Hospital Patient & Visitor Car Park North | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 71.6 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eldene Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Swindon Dental And Implant Clinic | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compass Group - TE Connectivity, Faraday Road Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.7 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,180 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough House, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (1 mile) north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Bowl barrow 85m north east of Day House Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Stone circle immediately north east of Day House, Coate | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wanborough Marsh | Wetland | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Shaftesbury Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Day House Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Coate Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Green Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Stockbridge Copse | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 84 | 92 |
8 of the street's 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liden Academy | Primary | 0–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Dorcan Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Covingham Park Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wanborough Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nythe Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfords Ltd SN1 1GH | Retailers - other | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Eurest - Swindon Mail Centre SN3 5TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wheatstone Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 3 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
- Food hygiene ratings Eurest - Swindon Mail Centre (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SN3 5TQ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 13 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SN3 5HG: 2 addresses
- SN3 6JX: 2 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- SN1 1GH: 1 address
- SN1 1YN: 1 address
- SN1 1ZA: 1 address
- SN1 1ZQ: 1 address
- SN1 2WB: 1 address
- SN1 3XL: 1 address
- SN1 5LT: 1 address
- SN1 5TY: 1 address
- SN2 1WA: 1 address
- SN2 2YP: 1 address
- SN2 2YR: 1 address
- SN2 8GT: 1 address
- SN2 8WT: 1 address
- SN2 9BL: 1 address
- SN2 9EE: 1 address
- SN2 9FQ: 1 address
- SN2 9FZ: 1 address
- SN2 9GD: 1 address
- SN2 9GW: 1 address
- SN2 9GY: 1 address
- SN2 9HX: 1 address
- SN2 9HY: 1 address
- SN2 9JA: 1 address
- SN2 9JE: 1 address
- SN2 9JR: 1 address
- SN2 9JW: 1 address
- SN2 9LA: 1 address
- SN2 9LD: 1 address
- SN2 9LJ: 1 address
- SN2 9LT: 1 address
- SN2 9NG: 1 address
- SN2 9NH: 1 address
- SN2 9NJ: 1 address
- SN2 9NP: 1 address
- SN2 9NW: 1 address
- SN2 9NX: 1 address
- SN2 9PD: 1 address
- SN2 9PE: 1 address
- SN25 4UY: 1 address
- SN3 1JJ: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- SN3 1RL: 1 address
- SN3 1TH: 1 address
- SN3 1TS: 1 address
- SN3 1TY: 1 address
- SN3 1UJ: 1 address
- SN3 3LD: 1 address
- SN3 4FB: 1 address
- SN3 5EZ: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- SN3 5HH: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- SN3 5JN: 1 address
- SN3 5JU: 1 address
- SN3 5UU: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- SN3 6QE: 1 address
- SN3 9AH: 1 address
- SN3 9AQ: 1 address
- SN3 9BU: 1 address
- SN3 9DB: 1 address
- SN3 9DJ: 1 address
- SN3 9DS: 1 address
- SN3 9EP: 1 address
- SN3 9EQ: 1 address
- SN3 9ET: 1 address
- SN3 9FN: 1 address
- SN3 9FU: 1 address
- SN3 9FX: 1 address
- SN3 9FZ: 1 address
- SN3 9GA: 1 address
- SN3 9GJ: 1 address
- SN3 9GQ: 1 address
- SN3 9GU: 1 address
- SN3 9HD: 1 address
- SN38 1FA: 1 address
- SN38 1WZ: 1 address
- SN38 2AZ: 1 address
- SN38 2TW: 1 address
- SN38 3TL: 1 address
- SN38 4AE: 1 address
- SN38 4TL: 1 address
- SN38 4XJ: 1 address
- SN38 5TL: 1 address
- SN38 6TW: 1 address
- SN38 8TU: 1 address
- SN38 8TX: 1 address
Nearby streets
Rowland Hill Close · Pack Hill · Barn Moor Close
All the streets in SN1, SN2, SN25, SN3, SN38 and across Swindon.
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.