SN12 7BF

Melksham Forest · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Wiltshire
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 7ED 88 m
SN12 7EB 121 m
SN12 7DU 133 m
SN12 7BG 141 m
SN12 7BE 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 7BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7
Latitude
51.375875
Longitude
-2.133560
British National Grid easting
390,800
British National Grid northing
164,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04013041
Westminster constituency
Melksham and Devizes · E14001356
Output area
E00163546
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 022A · E01032062
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 022 · E02006680

Postcode source versions

Explore SN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    204 m
  2. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    242 m
  3. Melksham House School

    Other independent special school

    680 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,309
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 540
  • Anti social behaviour 263
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Public order 96
  • 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

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

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    916 m

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • King George Park

    BCT · Melksham

    0.0 miles
  • King George Park

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles
  • St Margaret's Gardens

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.2 miles
  • St Margaret's Gardens

    BCT · Melksham Forest

    0.2 miles
  • Pembroke Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 022A, 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

5,064 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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. The Manor CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,309 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 540 events.

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