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On Old Vicarage Lane, in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough
What it's like at SN3 4SH: every home that has sold on Old Vicarage Lane 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Old Vicarage Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| AllwaysDetached | Aug 2011 | £260,000 | 83 m² | £3,133/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Marston Arms & Leisure ClubOther | Feb 2019 | £5,400,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 1, Old Vicarage LaneDetached | Jan 2022 | £767,500 | 237 m² | £3,238/m² | 1 |
| 2, Old Vicarage LaneDetached | Jan 2022 | £390,000 | 110 m² | £3,545/m² | 1 |
| 3, Old Vicarage LaneDetached | Jan 2022 | £499,995 | 146 m² | £3,425/m² | 1 |
| Yarra Glen, Old Vicarage LaneDetached | Jul 2020 | £455,000 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
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.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalen | I | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
6 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 SN3 4SH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Old Vicarage Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Cotswold Wildlife Park · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.8% | 89.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.7% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.6% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.