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SN12 6AB

Melksham South · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Melksham
Ward
Melksham South
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 6AA 39 m
SN12 7NS 88 m
SN12 7GW 110 m
SN12 7PW 115 m
SN12 6AE 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 6
Latitude
51.369570
Longitude
-2.135079
British National Grid easting
390,693
British National Grid northing
163,399

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Melksham South · E05016254
Parish or community
E04013041
Westminster constituency
Melksham and Devizes · E14001356
Output area
E00163558
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 022D · E01032068
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 022 · E02006680

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Warwick Crescent, Melksham, SN12 6AB 20 March 2015 £220,000
22, Warwick Crescent, Melksham, SN12 6AB 27 July 2012 £115,000
25, Warwick Crescent, Melksham, SN12 6AB 3 December 2004 £128,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. Melksham House School

    Other independent special school

    341 m

  2. Aloeric Primary School

    Academy converter

    402 m

  3. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 621
  • Anti social behaviour 279
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Public order 109
  • Shoplifting 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

11 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.3
SN12 6 residents
10,283

Age bands in SN12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,709 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,063 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,353 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

3,280 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

2,530 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    352 m

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    700 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • West End

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

  • West End

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 022D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,504 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Melksham House School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 621 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.