SN2 postcode area guide — Swindon

Where is SN2?

Broadband & internet speeds in SN2

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SN2 postcode district (Swindon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 854 postcodes Ofcom measures in SN2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 98.2%.

Around 0% of premises in SN2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SN2

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Mobile signal around Swindon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Swindon district (106,049 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SN2

Police recorded 221 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SN2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SN2

Based on 422 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SN2 is £244,000, up 1.7% on the previous year (£240,000).

Latest recorded sales in SN2

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Swindon demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Swindon district (233,411 residents, 95,861 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SN2

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SN2

288 rated food businesses operate in SN2. 209 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Aramark Ltd (c/o Biotech & Biolog Sciences Research Council), Aramark UK Ltd (c/o Swindon College), Argyll House, Asian Fusion Street Food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SN2

From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SN2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Swindon

Landlines around SN2 typically use:

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What's it like living in SN2?

Postcodes in SN2

Neighbouring districts

All Swindon (SN) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.