Unitary authority · England

Swindon

Swindon is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Swindon
Unitary authority · E06000030
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000030
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Dorset & Wiltshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
47
Postcode sectors
20
Wards
3
Constituencies

4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

20 wards recorded in this council area.

Blunsdon and Highworth · Central · Chiseldon and Lawn · Covingham and Dorcan · Eastcott · Gorse Hill and Pinehurst · Haydon Wick · Liden, Eldene and Park South · Lydiard and Freshbrook · Mannington and Western · Old Town · Penhill and Upper Stratton · Priory Vale · Ridgeway · Rodbourne Cheney · Shaw · St Andrews · St Margaret and South Marston · Walcot and Park North · Wroughton and Wichelstowe

Postcode sectors

SN1 1 · SN1 2 · SN1 3 · SN1 4 · SN1 5 · SN1 7 · SN2 1 · SN2 2 · SN2 5 · SN2 7 · SN2 8 · SN2 9 · SN25 1 · SN25 2 · SN25 3 · SN25 4 · SN25 5 · SN25 6 · SN26 7 · SN26 8 · SN3 0 · SN3 1 · SN3 2 · SN3 3 · SN3 4 · SN3 5 · SN3 6 · SN3 9 · SN38 0 · SN38 1 · SN38 2 · SN38 3 · SN38 4 · SN38 5 · SN38 6 · SN38 7 · SN38 8 · SN38 9 · SN4 0 · SN4 9 · SN5 1 · SN5 5 · SN5 6 · SN5 7 · SN5 8 · SN6 7 · SN99 8

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000030.