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Thinking of living at SN10 1QR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes | Primary | 900 m | 24% met the expected standard |
| Rowde CofE Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Southbroom Infants' School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Wansdyke School | Primary | 2.2 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Devizes School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SN10 1QR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sands Lane Rowde | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Sow & Root | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Devizes Canoe Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Cherry Pilates | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Devizes Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Devizes Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Devizes Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Devizes Skate Park | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Potterne Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Bromham Jubilee Field | 4.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Melksham, a drive away (9.4 km), with 61k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swindon (Wilts).
The nearest bus stop is Business Centre, 200 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (routes 49, 272, 76, 1C); 8 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 24% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Devizes School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 1.5 km away, with Currys Motors closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lansdowne Surgery (1.0 km), with Devizes Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, NextGen is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal United Hospital Bath, 25 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Cean Hill Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Black Horse the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 392 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hillworth Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Sow & Root (1.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 47 km away.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.