# SN12 6LG: area report for a postcode in Wiltshire

SN12 6LG 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 SN12 6LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) › [SN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn12) › [SN12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Wiltshire 022A: 194 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **Melksham, 770 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **No property in SN12 6LG 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=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **30% can get gigabit broadband at SN12 6LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **Loud road and rail noise at SN12 6LG**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **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=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Manor CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-manor-cofe-vc-primary-school-e146348) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Melksham House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melksham-house-school-e151646) | Special | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [River Mead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-mead-school-e139260) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aloeric Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aloeric-primary-school-e144704) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-and-sandridge-church-of-england-primary-school-e143500) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Melksham Oak Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melksham-oak-community-school-e146344) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £102,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2024 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £264,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Melksham (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GIFFORDS PRIMARY CARE CTR (860 m)
- Pharmacies: GOMPELS PHARMACY (30 m); BOOTS (120 m); ASDA PHARMACY (760 m); MELKSHAM PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: BATH ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (160 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (MARKET PLACE TOTAL) (370 m); REGENCY DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Melksham (100 m, Iceland); Waitrose Melksham (130 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Melksham (210 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Semington Melksham (380 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Melksham Pembroke Road (550 m, Morrisons)

## 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 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.3** (2025). Wiltshire 022A has a deprivation score of 38.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,045th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £216,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 022A was £216,250 in 2025. Joint 8,146th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,913** (2021). Wiltshire 022A had 1,913 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,932nd 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: 79.3%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 022A, 79.3% 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.

## SN12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SN12 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,636** (2021). SN12 had 28,636 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 992nd 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: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in SN12 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: 78.9%** (January 2026). In SN12, 78.9% 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: 51.3742, -2.1379

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

## Your MP

- [Melksham and Devizes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melksham-and-devizes): Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.1379,51.3742,SN126LG

## How to cite

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