Postcode SN6 8AL (Vale of White Horse)

Map showing SN6 8AL and nearby postcodes

The postcode SN6 8AL is located in Vale of White Horse, in the county of Oxfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SN6 8AL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SN6 8AL is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SN6 8AL as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to SN6 8AL is Medlar Road which is centered 90 m away.

The nearest bus stop is High Street Surgery and is 216 m away.

The closest primary school to SN6 8AL (for ages 11 and under) is Shrivenham Church of England Controlled School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 31, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Faringdon Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on February 27, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SN6 8AL is The Blowing Stone Inn and is 8.5 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on January 28, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Abbey Meads Rendezvous and is 9.94 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 6, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 54.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SN6 8AL is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Swindon is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SN6 8AL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SN6 8AL, and the approximate distance away.

Medlar Road 90 m
Catherine Close 90 m
Claypits Lane 143 m
Hazell's Lane 158 m
Common Close 209 m
Church Walk 225 m
Vicarage Lane 239 m
Days Ground 256 m
Park Avenue 283 m
Canon Hill's Gardens 288 m
Ballingers 321 m
High Street 329 m
Beckett Avenue 377 m
Manor Lane 394 m
Lake Road 503 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SN6 8AL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SN6 8AL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Shrivenham Church of England Controlled School Good
(January 31, 2017)
361 m
Watchfield Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.2 km
Pinewood School 2.33 km
Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School 3.56 km
Ashbury with Compton Beauchamp Church of England (A) Primary School Good
(December 10, 2019)
4.5 km
South Marston Church of England Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
5 km
Highworth Warneford School Requires improvement
(March 23, 2018)
5.11 km
Southfield Junior School Good
(June 5, 2019)
5.11 km
Eastrop Infant School Good
(February 25, 2016)
5.12 km
Maranatha Christian School 5.12 km
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Requires improvement
(November 4, 2021)
5.46 km
Westrop Primary & Nursery School Good
(November 16, 2016)
5.76 km
Uffington Church of England Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
6.13 km
Wanborough Primary School Good
(February 23, 2017)
6.63 km
Faringdon Community College Good
(February 27, 2019)
6.74 km
Covingham Park Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
6.93 km
Grange Infants' School 6.94 km
Grange Junior School 6.95 km
Colebrook Junior School Good
(March 12, 2020)
6.97 km
Colebrook Infant Academy Good
(September 19, 2018)
6.97 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SN6 8AL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Blowing Stone Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
January 28, 2022
8.5 km
Macca's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 23, 2021
8.59 km
Park View Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 3, 2022
8.88 km
St Leonards C Of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
9.15 km
The Big Adventure Club Ltd (T/at St Leonard's School) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
9.15 km
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 17, 2020
9.24 km
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
9.24 km
Harvester Swindon Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
9.24 km
Robins Farm Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
9.24 km
Blunsdon Pre-School Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 2, 2021
9.25 km
Blunsdon Village Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 4, 2021
9.29 km
The Heart In Hand Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 15, 2022
9.49 km
Cold Harbour Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 12, 2022
9.62 km
Best Western Plus Blunsdon House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 9, 2020
9.68 km
Ciderstone House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 17, 2016
9.7 km
Choice Care Group - Hurst House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 21, 2020
9.72 km
130 Whitworth Road Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
May 30, 2018
9.88 km
Orchid House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
9.88 km
The Jovial Monk Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 9, 2021
9.88 km
Abbey Meads Rendezvous Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 6, 2020
9.94 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SN6 8AL - Data from Apr 2022

High Street Surgery Bus Stop/Station 216 m
High Street Surgery Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Military College of Science Bus Stop/Station 498 m
Military College of Science Bus Stop/Station 514 m
Military College of Science Bus Stop/Station 648 m
London Oxford Airport Air 34.94 km
Gloucestershire Airport Air 48.8 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SN6 8AL - Data from Dec 2021

Vicarage Copse Woodland Or Forest 598 m
Island Plantations Woodland Or Forest 611 m
Ash Copse Woodland Or Forest 728 m
Savernake Brake Woodland Or Forest 748 m
Longmead Plantation Woodland Or Forest 851 m
Squire's Copse Woodland Or Forest 885 m
New Plantation Woodland Or Forest 962 m
Wellington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Ratcoombe Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Withybed Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Forty Acre Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Stainswick Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Little Wellington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Swan's Nest Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Bower Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SN6 8AL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 53.4 Mbps 54.2 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 8.9 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 1
30-300 Mbps 10% 66.2 12
300+ Mbps 90% - -

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 207,432 kWh - mean 18,857 kWh : median 8,740 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

10 meters consuming 32,305 kWh - mean 3,231 kWh : median 1,903 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SN6 8AL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Oxfordshire
Latitude 51.59971900
Longitude -1.65074700
OS Easting 424287
OS Northing 0189044
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
32733
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wantage
County Electorial Division Shrivenham ED
Electoral Ward Watchfield & Shrivenham
Local Authority District Vale of White Horse
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Oxfordshire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000180
Travel To Work Area Swindon

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Swindon
Cancer Alliance Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
Built-Up Area Shrivenham/Watchfield BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Shrivenham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33038777
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Vale of White Horse 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Vale of White Horse 016A
Output Area / Small Area 5B2