SN38 postcode area guide — Swindon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SN38 postcode district in Swindon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SN38
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
0%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SN38 postcode district (Swindon) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 15 postcodes Ofcom measures in SN38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 0% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 0%.
Around 0% of premises in SN38 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 SN38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SN38 1GN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 1LN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 1SN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 2FN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 2GN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 2LN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 2SN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 3FN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 3GN | 0% | 0% |
| SN38 3LN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Swindon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Swindon district (106,049 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
92.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SN38
Police recorded 246 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SN38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 89 | 36.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 | 22.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 6.9% |
| Other theft | 17 | 6.9% |
| Public order | 17 | 6.9% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 5.3% |
| Drugs | 10 | 4.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 4.1% |
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).
Who lives here? Swindon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Swindon district (233,411 residents, 95,861 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 23.2% |
| 30–44 | 21.4% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 15.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.7% |
| Private rented | 19.5% |
| Social rented | 5.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SN38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even Swindon Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 663 | SN2 2UJ |
| Westlea Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 289 | SN5 7BT |
| Robert Le Kyng Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | SN1 5HS |
| UTC Swindon | Secondary | 14–19 | 182 | SN1 5ET |
| Shaw Ridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 407 | SN5 5PU |
| Lift Hazelwood | Primary | 2–11 | 252 | SN5 8DR |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 190 | SN5 8LW |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 136 | SN5 8LW |
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 SN38
1 rated food businesses operate in SN38. 1 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Baxter Storey Ltd (c/o Nationwide).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Swindon
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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.