SN5 8AR
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Property report — SN5 8AR
Open-data due diligence for SN5 8AR and the area around it.
SN5 8AR in brief: 42 recorded sales (£35,500–£209,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SN5 8AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SN5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£255,705
Population
14,720
Crimes recorded
55
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SN5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | £180,000 | 12 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2023-05-09 | £209,000 | 25 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2021-07-07 | £173,000 | 18 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2021-06-22 | £180,000 | 9 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2019-08-07 | £157,000 | 30 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2019-07-26 | £155,000 | 29 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2018-06-14 | £165,000 | 25 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2016-10-17 | £160,000 | 25 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2014-08-22 | £122,000 | 26 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2014-06-30 | £148,500 | 20 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2014-03-20 | £120,000 | 30 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2013-11-08 | £119,500 | 13 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2013-01-12 | £114,000 | 17 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2010-11-05 | £114,000 | 12 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2010-01-08 | £108,000 | 29 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2009-11-05 | £98,000 | 13 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2008-11-17 | £87,500 | 12 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2008-03-07 | £121,500 | 9 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2007-11-09 | £137,000 | 20 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2006-07-11 | £109,000 | 19 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2006-06-22 | £107,000 | 12 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2005-10-07 | £101,500 | 25 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2004-12-16 | £105,000 | 13 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2004-02-27 | £101,000 | 15 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2003-04-17 | £98,950 | 28 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2003-04-08 | £96,500 | 23 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2002-12-23 | £95,000 | 33 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2001-06-12 | £84,000 | 20 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2001-03-06 | £70,000 | 14 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2000-12-22 | £70,000 | 30 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2000-12-15 | £84,000 | 21 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2000-07-14 | £68,000 | 19 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2000-06-23 | £71,000 | 30 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 2000-03-10 | £61,000 | 24 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1999-04-19 | £53,000 | 15 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1998-10-30 | £47,000 | 32 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1998-06-30 | £53,000 | 6 SHELFINCH | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-01 | £47,500 | 23 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1998-04-03 | £54,500 | 20 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1996-11-29 | £35,500 | 26 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
| 1995-10-05 | £45,995 | 3 SHELFINCH | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-11 | £45,000 | 21 SHELFINCH | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on SN5 8AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Hazelwood | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2023) |
| Kingfisher CE Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Westlea Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PHOENIX SURGERY (0.2 mi) · ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · OLD TOWN SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CAMHS PC HOSPITAL AT HOME (0.9 mi) · RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · THE RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WEST LEAZE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · BRICK BOUNDARY WALL TO FORMER GWR WORKS (WEST) (Grade II) (0.9 mi) · WHARF FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (1.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELLHUB PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ASHINGTON WAY PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Swindon (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Foodhall (0.2 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi) · Asda (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,427
Owned 61% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SN5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SN5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 53/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SN5 8AR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSN5 | SectorSN5 8 | PostcodeSN5 8AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £303,221 | £255,705 | £104,106 |
| Population | 44,735 | 14,720 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 177 | 55 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SN5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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