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On Acacia Grove, in Gorse Hill
What it's like at SN2 1RY: every home that has sold on Acacia Grove since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Acacia Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Acacia GroveSemi-detached | Sept 2022 | £232,000 | 66 m² | £3,515/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Acacia GroveTerraced | Nov 2009 | £102,000 | 69 m² | £1,478/m² | 1 |
| 6, Acacia GroveDetached | Jul 2024 | £190,000 | 77 m² | £2,468/m² | 3 |
| 12, Acacia GroveSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £260,000 | 68 m² | £3,824/m² | 4 |
| 14, Acacia GroveSemi-detached | Jun 2009 | £119,000 | 107 m² | £1,112/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Swindon, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 3.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Poplar Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 17, 8, C9); 49 departures an hour from the 8 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Gorse Hill Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Swindon Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 17.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sulemani 2 Quality Foods, 850 m away, with KS Convenience Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hawthorn Medical Centre (350 m), with Swindon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Simply Red is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Great Western Hospital, 5.2 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Shinepinehurst is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Kembrey Park Brewers Fayre the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Headlands Grove, 600 m away; for exercise, Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 69 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% 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.
28 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.
Swindon North constituency: Will Stone MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,103 (9.3%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 17%, Green Party 5%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SN2 1RY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Acacia Grove in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.1% | 89.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Birdland Park and Gardens · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.