Lydiard and Freshbrook sits on the western edge of Swindon, pairing the historic parkland of Lydiard Park and its stately house, Lydiard House, with the more recent suburb of Freshbrook. The area offers a strong contrast between rolling, tree‑lined open space and late 20th‑century housing, with good road links to the M4 motorway and nearby employment zones in West Swindon.
Culturally the ward punches above its weight: Lydiard Park hosts public events, concerts and family days in an estate that dates back centuries, while Freshbrook centres on community facilities, schools and local shops serving a mixed population of families and commuters. Economically it leans on Swindon’s wider jobs market but retains a civic feel thanks to active community groups and plentiful green space.
Postcode districts covering Lydiard and Freshbrook
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 2.5 miles4 km
- Stroud 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Trowbridge 22.4 miles36 km
- Chipping Sodbury 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Chippenham 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Yate 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Newbury 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Witney 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Melksham 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Melksham Without 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Wantage 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Grove 18.1 miles29.1 km
Neighbouring places
- West Swindon Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Shaw Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Mannington and Western Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lydiard Millicent Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lydiard Tregoze Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rodbourne Cheney Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Eastcott Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Old Town Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Central Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Greatfield Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Swindon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Lydiard and Freshbrook
SN5 8NP, SN5 8PP, SN5 8RQ, SN5 8NN, SN5 8LN, SN5 6JB, SN5 6BY, SN5 6AW, SN5 6BN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 39.7 miles63.9 km
- Southampton Airport 46.5 miles74.9 km
- Swindon Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kemble Railway Station 11.6 miles18.7 km
Hotels in Lydiard and Freshbrook Ad
Schools in Lydiard and Freshbrook
- Lydiard Park Academy Secondary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- Oliver Tomkins C of E Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Oliver Tomkins C of E Junior School Primary
- Tregoze Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- Burderop Park Estate 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 4 miles6.5 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 17.2 miles27.7 km