Postcode SN6 8BY (Vale of White Horse)

Map showing SN6 8BY and nearby postcodes

The postcode SN6 8BY is located in Vale of White Horse, in the county of Oxfordshire. It was introduced in December 2009 and is an active postcode. SN6 8BY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SN6 8BY 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 8BY as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to SN6 8BY is Charlotte Close which is centered 9 m away.

The nearest bus stop is High Street Surgery and is 180 m away.

The closest primary school to SN6 8BY (for ages 11 and under) is Shrivenham Church of England Controlled School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 31, 2017.

The local pub for residents of SN6 8BY is The Blowing Stone Inn and is 8.79 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on January 28, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 93.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 16.7% 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 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SN6 8BY 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 8BY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Charlotte Close 9 m
High Street 98 m
Sandy Lane 106 m
Mortree Court 111 m
Manor Lane 142 m
Canon Hill's Gardens 166 m
Fairthorne Way 169 m
Stonefield Close 202 m
Cox's Road 205 m
Church Walk 217 m
Vicarage Lane 256 m
Salop Close 263 m
Hazell's Lane 264 m
Manor Close 264 m
Glebe Close 284 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SN6 8BY

Introduction December 2009
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 8BY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Shrivenham Church of England Controlled School Good
(January 31, 2017)
94 m
Watchfield Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.55 km
Pinewood School 1.97 km
Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School 3.96 km
Ashbury with Compton Beauchamp Church of England (A) Primary School Good
(December 10, 2019)
4.46 km
South Marston Church of England Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
4.63 km
Maranatha Christian School 4.88 km
Highworth Warneford School Requires improvement
(March 23, 2018)
5.01 km
Southfield Junior School Good
(June 5, 2019)
5.01 km
Eastrop Infant School Good
(February 25, 2016)
5.05 km
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Requires improvement
(November 4, 2021)
5.25 km
Westrop Primary & Nursery School Good
(November 16, 2016)
5.68 km
Wanborough Primary School Good
(February 23, 2017)
6.27 km
Uffington Church of England Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
6.47 km
Covingham Park Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
6.53 km
Grange Junior School 6.57 km
Colebrook Junior School Good
(March 12, 2020)
6.58 km
Colebrook Infant Academy Good
(September 19, 2018)
6.58 km
Grange Infants' School 6.58 km
The Dorcan Academy Requires improvement
(November 21, 2018)
6.65 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Macca's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 23, 2021
8.26 km
Park View Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 3, 2022
8.6 km
The Blowing Stone Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
January 28, 2022
8.79 km
St Leonards C Of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
8.88 km
The Big Adventure Club Ltd (T/at St Leonard's School) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
8.88 km
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 17, 2020
8.93 km
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
8.93 km
Harvester Swindon Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
8.93 km
Robins Farm Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
8.93 km
Blunsdon Pre-School Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 2, 2021
8.99 km
Blunsdon Village Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 4, 2021
9.02 km
The Heart In Hand Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 15, 2022
9.22 km
Cold Harbour Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 12, 2022
9.34 km
Ciderstone House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 17, 2016
9.35 km
Choice Care Group - Hurst House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 21, 2020
9.36 km
Best Western Plus Blunsdon House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 9, 2020
9.41 km
130 Whitworth Road Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
May 30, 2018
9.52 km
Orchid House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
9.52 km
The Jovial Monk Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 9, 2021
9.58 km
Aspens Services Ltd @ Greenmeadow Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
9.6 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

High Street Surgery Bus Stop/Station 180 m
High Street Surgery Bus Stop/Station 191 m
Green Bus Stop/Station 337 m
Green Bus Stop/Station 427 m
Charlbury Road Bus Stop/Station 454 m
London Oxford Airport Air 35.34 km
Gloucestershire Airport Air 48.73 km

Nearby Nature

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

Vicarage Copse Woodland Or Forest 852 m
Island Plantations Woodland Or Forest 902 m
Savernake Brake Woodland Or Forest 906 m
Ash Copse Woodland Or Forest 995 m
Longmead Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Squire's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Ratcoombe Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
New Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Stainswick Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Wellington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Withybed Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Forty Acre Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Lowerfield Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Swan's Nest Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Little Wellington Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 63.5 Mbps 93.4 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 14.8 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 36 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% 20 1
30-300 Mbps 83.3% 64.1 14.9
300+ Mbps 16.7% 460 36

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 137,488 kWh - mean 11,457 kWh : median 11,065 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 55,772 kWh - mean 4,648 kWh : median 3,733 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SN6 8BY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Oxfordshire
Latitude 51.59758400
Longitude -1.65536900
OS Easting 423968
OS Northing 0188805
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: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Shrivenham/Watchfield BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Shrivenham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33045439
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 5B3