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Thinking of living at SN5 7FR? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlea Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Shaw Ridge Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Even Swindon Primary School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Lift Hazelwood | Primary | 900 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| UTC Swindon | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 32.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lydiard Park Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nova Hreod Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 14.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Commonweal School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Compass Community School Wheatley Park | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Connex | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near SN5 7FR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Delta Tennis Centre | 140 m | 14 |
| Football | Link Centre | 900 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Link Centre Swimming Pool | 890 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Swindon West End Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Cycling | West Wheels Track | 570 m | 5 |
| Golf | Tony Valentine Golf Centre | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Rivermead Skate Park | 580 m | 4 |
| Athletics | Swindon Athletic Track | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Bmx | Rivermead Pump Track | 570 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Health Hydro | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Moredon Sporting Hub | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Squash | Wessex Squash Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Swindon School of Gymnastics | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | All Star Skates | 540 m | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 970 m | 2 |
| Croquet | Swindon Croquet | 1.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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 Swindon, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 3.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Westlea Fire Station, 300 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 1B, 154); 11 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Westlea Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is UTC Swindon, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 32.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury Supermarkets, 600 m away, with Swindon Food Collective closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashington House Surgery (700 m), with Ashington Way Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Hair 2 Go is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Great Western Hospital, 7.7 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
14forty (c/o Oxford Brookes University) is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Windmill the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Mayenden Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Delta Tennis Centre (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Cotswold Country Park and Beach, 14 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 65 km away.
19 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.