SWINDON is the eighth-luckiest place to live in the UK.

The SN postcode appears in the top 10 out of the nation’s 121 postcode areas for big National Lottery prize winners.

Over the past five years, 61 top-tier prizes of at least £50,000 have been banked by players in the SN postcode, with 21 of those becoming millionaires.

Senior winners’ advisor Andy Carter said, “It seems Swindon is a lucky place to live when it comes to playing The National Lottery, but it’s not alone. Over the last 25 years, The National Lottery has been making amazing things happen all across the UK.

“Thanks to our National Lottery players, 565,000 good cause grants have been given out to projects big and small. That’s the equivalent of 200 life-changing projects in every UK postcode district making a huge impact on communities all over the country.

“We have celebrated so many lucky winners who have won life-changing sums of money. Here’s to another 25 years of making dreams come true.”

Over the last 25 years, The National Lottery has made 5,500 millionaires across the UK and has awarded £71 billion in prize money. Since November 1994, £40bn has been raised for good causes and currently around £30m is raised every week.