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SN12 8GQ

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN12 8FR 28 m
SN12 8FP 60 m
SN12 8DL 130 m
SN12 8DR 143 m
SN12 8FN 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN12 8GQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2010
Terminated
1 September 2015
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN12
Postcode sector
SN12 8
Latitude
51.382527
Longitude
-2.150335
British National Grid easting
389,634
British National Grid northing
164,842

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold · E05013448
Parish or community
E04013041
Westminster constituency
Melksham and Devizes · E14001356
Output area
E00184215
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

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Shaw CE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. River Mead School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. The Manor CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 271
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Shoplifting 65
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    2.1 km

  • SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    SNOWBERRY LANE, MELKSHAM, SN12 6UN

    ODS code J83046

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Addison Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • Addison Road

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • George Ward Gardens

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • George Ward Gardens

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 miles

  • Roundponds

    BCT · Melksham

    0.1 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaw CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 271 events.

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