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Thinking of living at SN3 4SH? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Marston Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Grange Infants' School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Grange Junior School | Primary | 2.0 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Colebrook Junior School | Primary | 2.5 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Colebrook Infant Academy | Primary | 2.5 km | – |
| Kingsdown School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Dorcan Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 38 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highworth Warneford School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lawn Manor Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maranatha Christian School | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Connex | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Pinewood School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Slazenger Padel Clubs (Swindon) | 3.3 km | 10 |
| Football | "Webb's Wood Stadium" Swindon Supermarine FC | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Swindon Subaqua Club | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Stratton Churchway Bowls Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Freedog Urban Activity Centres | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Swindon Harriers Athletics Track | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Rockstar Climbing Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Golf | Wrag Barn Golf Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Club 2000 Gym | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Obstacle course | True Function Ninja Training Ground | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Ninja | True Function Ninja Training Ground | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Swindon Rugby Football Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Pool | Jesters | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Jesters | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Karate | G5 Evolution | 3.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Swindon, a drive away (5.2 km), with 3.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Village Hall, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 23, C6); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is South Marston Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kingsdown School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bargain Buys, 1.4 km away, with South Marston Service Station closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Merchiston Surgery (1.9 km), with Merchiston Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, Glen's Barber Shop is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Great Western Hospital, 5.6 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 16 pubs and bars.
Accent Catering Services Ltd (c/o Honda Logistics) is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Rat Trap the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 83 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 194 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
It's new: 60% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 844 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Honda Heritage Garden, 700 m away; for exercise, Grange Leisure Centre (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 71 km away.
3 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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| Independent |
| 3.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near SN3 4SH, 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.
Most households own their home, 8% rent privately.
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.