BA12 0ED Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wylye Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, Heytesbury: 19 addresses
- Mantles Lane, Heytesbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (17% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HEYTESBURY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 59, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 64, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 65, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 66, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 67, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 68, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 69, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 70, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 71,72,73, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BLIND HOUSE, grade II
- BUGLE COTTAGE, grade II
- CHANCEL END HOUSE, grade II
- HIGHWAY COTTAGE WENDY HOUSE, grade II
- LINDENS, grade II
- MILL STREET COTTAGE, grade II
- QUEBEC HOUSE, grade II
- THE ANGEL HOTEL, grade II
- THE LITTLE HOUSE WITH ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- YORK HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 94 m and 98 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warminster 356,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Angel Heytesbury | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 5.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Avenue Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Warminster Dental Centre | 5.0 km |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | Budgens of Codford, Town Centre Cashzone | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Tytherington Green 1,900 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,340 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 200 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street, a scheduled monument, 70 m north-west. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street | Scheduled monument | 70 m north-west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m west |
| Heytesbury House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m east |
| Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods | Scheduled monument | 660 m north |
| Round barrow on the south side of Cotley Hill | Scheduled monument | 830 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pound Copse | Wood | 440 m north-east |
| New Town Plantation | Wood | 590 m north-west |
| Cotley Hill Woods | Wood | 790 m north-west |
| Cotley Hill | Hill | 910 m north-west |
| Dunscombe Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km east |
| Norton Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.