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Thinking of living at SN16 9UB? 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 GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malmesbury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury | Primary | 900 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.0 km | 33% met the expected standard |
| Crudwell CofE Primary School | Primary | 5.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Malmesbury School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SN16 9UB, 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 | Malmesbury Lawn Tennis Club | 420 m | 4 |
| Football | Flying Monks Football Ground | 460 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Malmesbury Cricket Club | 550 m | 1 |
| Swimming | The Activity Zone | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | The Activity Zone | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Boules | Malmesbury Bowls Club house | 1.2 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Kemble, a drive away (11 km), with 445k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is John Betjeman Close, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 90); 4 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 46 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
The nearest primary school is Malmesbury Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Malmesbury School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group Food, 500 m away; Filands Farm House (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Malmesbury Medical Partnership (1.7 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Istanbul Barber is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Great Western Hospital, 26 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 58% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Servizio Workshop is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Malmesbury Victoria Football Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 38% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (MALMESBURY, CRUDWELL).
There are 382 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 150 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Cloister Gardens, 850 m away; for exercise, Activity Zone (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Cotswold Country Park and Beach, 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
14 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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 50 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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.