SN5 8QU maps, stats, and open data

SN5 8QU lies on Wakefield Close in Freshbrook, Swindon. SN5 8QU is located in the Lydiard and Freshbrook electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Swindon and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Swindon. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB - 92 and the police force is Wiltshire. This postcode has been in use since March 1982.

SN5 8QU maps

SN5 8QU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SN5 8QU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SN5 8QU geodata

Easting	411362
Northing	183845
Latitude	51.553380
Longitude	-1.837520

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SN5 8QU?

Street	Wakefield Close
Locality	Freshbrook
Town/City	Swindon
Country	England
Postcode District	SN5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SN5 8QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SN5 8QU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Lydiard And Freshbrook
Constituency	South Swindon

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SN5 8QU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Woollaton Close	454m
November 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Crawford Close	159m
November 2023	Other crime	On or near Crawford Close	159m
➜ Wakefield Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SN5 8QU

Leslie Close (Rowton Heath Way)	Freshbrook	125m
Bloomsbury Close (Gainsborough Way)	Freshbrook	155m
Bloomsbury Close (Gainsborough Way)	Freshbrook	164m
Gainsborough Court (Gainsborough Way)	Freshbrook	173m
Gainsborough Court (Gainsborough Way)	Freshbrook	207m

Nearest railway stations to SN5 8QU

Swindon Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SN5 8QU

Broadband access in SN5 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	88.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SN5 8QU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	74.3Mbps
Average download speed	98.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SN5 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SN5 8QU

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Source: Ofcom
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SN5 8QU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SN5 8QU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	555,607
Meter count	62
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,961
Median (kWh/meter)	8,604

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	185,832
Meter count	61
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,046
Median (kWh/meter)	2,718

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SN5 8QU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SN5 8QU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

25.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than SN5 8QU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SN5 8QU (meters)

Highworth Town Football Club

The Elms

68m

Laura Reynolds Childcare

70 Crawford Close

197m

Alpha Pre-School

Community Centre

266m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SN5 8QU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Gainsborough Way	17:30	12:00	275m
Rowton Heath Way	17:30	12:15	289m
Freshbrook Post Office	18:45	12:00	360m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SN5 8QU

Facility	Distance
Millbrook Primary School Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon Grass Pitches	393m
Link Centre Whitehill Way, Westlea, Swindon Sports Hall, Ice Rinks, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts, Studio	749m
Lydiard Park Academy Grange Park Way, Grange Park, Swindon Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	777m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SN5 8QU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Millbrook Primary School Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8NU	Primary	446m
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Oliver Tomkins Schools, Swindon, SN5 8LW	Primary	471m
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8LW	Primary	471m

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SN5 8QU ITL and SN5 8QU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SN5 8QU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLK	South West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLK1	Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLK14	Swindon
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000030	Swindon

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SN5 8QU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SN5 8QU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00078383
LSOA	E01015500	Swindon 018B
MSOA	E02003229	Swindon 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SN5 8QU

SN5 8PW	Rowton Heath Way	68m
SN5 8PN	Rowton Heath Way	103m
SN5 8QT	Leslie Close	108m
SN5 8QX	Wentworth Park	113m
SN5 8PU	Crawford Close	120m
SN5 8PG	Bloomsbury Close	123m
SN5 8PS	Crawford Close	136m
SN5 8PL	Gainsborough Way	161m
SN5 8PF	Langport Close	176m
SN5 8PT	Crawford Close	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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