# BA14 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Wiltshire

BA14 8SZ 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 BA14 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) › [BA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba14) › [BA14 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba14-8)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. Wiltshire 031C: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **Trowbridge, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **No property in BA14 8SZ 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=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA14 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA14 8SZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bellefield Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bellefield-primary-and-nursery-school-e150910) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paxcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxcroft-primary-school-e152013) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Newtown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-community-primary-school-e126293) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-trowbridge-e126429) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilperton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e126328) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-college-e137375) | Secondary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Mead Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mead-community-primary-school-e138133) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willowbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowbrook-primary-school-e139281) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £322,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £207,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £252,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TROWBRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE (410 m); LOVEMEAD GROUP PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (440 m); LOCKWOODS PHARMACY (580 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: COLEMAN & STARKEY DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL DEPARTMENT (400 m); THE HALVE (DENTAL SURGERY) (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Longfield Trowbridge (430 m, Lidl); Tesco Trowbridge Eastbourne Rd Express (450 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Trowbridge (640 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Trowbridge Seymour Road (660 m, Morrisons); Iceland Trowbridge (880 m, Iceland)

## 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Wiltshire 031C has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 031C was £244,750 in 2025. Joint 10,948th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,148** (2021). Wiltshire 031C had 2,148 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,369th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 031C, 97.0% 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.

## BA14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA14 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,900** (2021). BA14 had 52,900 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 162nd 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: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in BA14 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: 82.7%** (January 2026). In BA14, 82.7% 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: 51.3264, -2.2026

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=-2.2026,51.3264,BA148SZ

## How to cite

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