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SN12 7AU

Melksham Forest · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Melksham Forest
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 7AP 61 m
SN12 7AL 63 m
SN12 7AX 81 m
SN12 7EH 88 m
SN12 7ET 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7
Latitude
51.381690
Longitude
-2.128002
British National Grid easting
391,188
British National Grid northing
164,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Melksham Forest · E05016253
Parish or community
E04013041
Westminster constituency
Melksham and Devizes · E14001356
Output area
E00163535
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 020B · E01032064
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 020 · E02006678

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    587 m

  2. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    958 m

  3. Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Public order 88
  • Shoplifting 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SN12 7 residents
11,839

Age bands in SN12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,085 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,088 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,744 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,005 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,293 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    1.6 km

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    1.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Philip Close

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.0 miles

  • Forest Chapel

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.0 miles

  • Forest Chapel

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 020B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,676 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. River Mead School is the nearest published school at 587 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

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