SN12 6YS

Bowerhill · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 6SD 41 m
SN12 6WA 97 m
SN12 6SH 141 m
SN12 6SB 144 m
SN12 6SL 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 6YS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 6
Latitude
51.360938
Longitude
-2.127212
British National Grid easting
391,239
British National Grid northing
162,438

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Bowerhill · E05013832
Parish or community
E04013042
Westminster constituency
Melksham and Devizes · E14001356
Output area
E00163573
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 021D · E01032070
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 021 · E02006679

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Bowerhill Primary School

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    456 m
  2. Melksham Oak Community School

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    574 m
  3. Aloeric Primary School

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    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
938
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 404
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 65
  • Other theft 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    665 m

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    806 m

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Bowerhill

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Bowerhill

    0.1 miles
  • Pathfinder Place

    BCT · Bowerhill

    0.1 miles
  • Pathfinder Place

    BCT · Bowerhill

    0.1 miles
  • Mallory Place

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 021D, 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

15,187 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bowerhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 456 m.

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

Recorded crime

938 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 404 events.

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