# BA12 6AU: area report for a postcode in Wiltshire

BA12 6AU is a postcode in Wiltshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wiltshire. Open the map at BA12 6AU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) › [BA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba12) › [BA12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Wiltshire 050B: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **Gillingham (Dorset), 6.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **No property in BA12 6AU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 050B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **No gigabit broadband at BA12 6AU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BA12 6AU**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mere School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mere-school-e126263) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 440 m |
| November 2023 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| May 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |
| July 2024 | £242,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 570 m |
| August 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MERE SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: MERE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: MERE DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,746** (July 2026). Wiltshire’s average house price was £328,746 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,811** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wiltshire earned a median of £37,811 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 151st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Wiltshire costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.6** (2025). Wiltshire has a deprivation score of 13.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 72nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wiltshire 050B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Wiltshire 050B has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £377,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 050B was £377,500 in 2025. Joint 9,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,667** (2021). Wiltshire 050B had 1,667 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,929th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 53.5%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 050B, 53.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £311,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA12 was £311,000 in 2025. Joint 1,017th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,407** (2021). BA12 had 29,407 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 953rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in BA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.7%** (January 2026). In BA12, 78.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)
- Centre: 51.0957, -2.2575

Council: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-wiltshire): Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2575,51.0957,BA126AU

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