Walcot and Park North sits just north of Swindon's town centre, edging towards Old Town. The neighbourhood is a mix of Victorian terraces and post‑war estate housing with small parks and local shopping parades, and it benefits from close links into the town and surrounding suburbs.
Historically the area expanded with the arrival of the Great Western Railway and the town’s industrial growth, which still informs a strong local identity. Today it is socially diverse, with active community groups, independent shops and pubs, and ongoing regeneration efforts seeking to balance affordable housing and local amenities with new investment from the wider Swindon economy.
Postcode districts covering Walcot and Park North
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stroud 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Chippenham 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Newbury 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Didcot 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Witney 19.3 miles31 km
- Thatcham 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Melksham 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Melksham Without 20.5 miles33 km
- Wantage 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Grove 14.6 miles23.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Central Swindon South Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Liden, Eldene and Park South Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Covingham and Dorcan Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Central Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Eastcott Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Covingham Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Old Town Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Swindon Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stratton St. Margaret Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Central Swindon North Parish 1.8 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Walcot and Park North
SN3 3GL, SN3 3LH, SN3 3FS, SN3 2GX, SN1 3AD, SN3 2GG, SN3 3DR, SN3 3AT, SN3 2NT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 43.2 miles69.4 km
- Southampton Airport 45.6 miles73.3 km
- Swindon Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Kemble Railway Station 13.9 miles22.4 km
Hotels near Walcot and Park North Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Kings Arms 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Chiseldon House 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 1.2 miles2 km
- The Churchill 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon City Centre 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Highworth Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Stanton House Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
Schools in Walcot and Park North
- Goddard Park Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Lawn Manor Academy Secondary
- Mountford Manor Primary School Primary
- New College Swindon Further education
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 0.6 miles1 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 1.9 miles3 km
- Burderop Park Estate 3 miles4.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.9 miles16 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 19.5 miles31.4 km