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SN12 7GU

Bowerhill · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 7GT 56 m
SN12 7QT 292 m
SN12 7QS 453 m
SN12 7QY 599 m
SN12 7QU 717 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 7GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7
Latitude
51.380121
Longitude
-2.105324
British National Grid easting
392,766
British National Grid northing
164,569

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
E00184289
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 021G · E01034528
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 021 · E02006679

Postcode source versions

Explore SN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  3. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
299
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Other theft 14
  • Public order 14

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    2.1 km

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    2.2 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

  • New Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

  • Skylark Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.5 miles

  • Cranesbill Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.7 miles

  • Buzzard Close

    BCT · Melksham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 021G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,780 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

299 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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