SN12 8BB

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Melksham
Local authority
Wiltshire
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 8BG 40 m
SN12 8BQ 60 m
SN12 8BE 82 m
SN12 8BD 98 m
SN12 8BA 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 8BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 8
Latitude
51.383332
Longitude
-2.138813
British National Grid easting
390,436
British National Grid northing
164,930

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
E00163536
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 020A · E01032063
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 020 · E02006678

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Avon Road, Melksham, SN12 8BB 26 October 2022 £291,000
41, Avon Road, Melksham, SN12 8BB 28 April 2021 £255,000
51, Avon Road, Melksham, SN12 8BB 1 October 2019 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    677 m
  2. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Melksham House School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 402
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Public order 80
  • Shoplifting 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.6
SN12 8 residents
6,416

Age bands in SN12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,063 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

648 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,421 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,715 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,635 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    1.8 km

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    2.0 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

  • Thames Crescent

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles
  • Granville Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles
  • Thames Crescent

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles
  • Portman Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles
  • Portman Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 020A, 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

20,813 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £291,000 from 1 recorded sale in SN12 8BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wiltshire is £328,908 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. River Mead School is the nearest published school at 677 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 402 events.

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