SN12 7SA

Melksham East · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 7JJ 61 m
SN12 7RY 91 m
SN12 7RZ 96 m
SN12 7RU 133 m
SN12 7FR 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 7SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 7
Latitude
51.372290
Longitude
-2.123494
British National Grid easting
391,500
British National Grid northing
163,700

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
E00163588
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 020D · E01032073
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 020 · E02006678

Postcode source versions

Explore SN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    500 m
  2. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    831 m
  3. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    973 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 502
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Public order 85
  • Shoplifting 66

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

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    628 m

  • GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR

    SPA ROAD, MELKSHAM, SN12 7EA

    ODS code J83011

    716 m

Nearby transport

  • Blackmore Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles
  • Snowberry Lane

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles
  • Ferris Grove

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles
  • Oakfield Gate

    BCT · Melksham

    0.3 miles
  • Tower Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 020D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,176 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 500 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 502 events.

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