BA12 7BG Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wylye Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Boreham Road, Warminster: 5 addresses
- Yew Tree Cottages, Norton Bavant: 1 address
- Railway Cottages, Norton Bavant: 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 (24% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 107 m and 112 m above sea level (109 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 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa Parking | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 45.2 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Avenue Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Warminster Dental Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Warminster Community Orchard 2.5 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,820 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and double ringwork east of Bishopstrow Farm, a scheduled monument, 150 m north-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte and double ringwork east of Bishopstrow Farm | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow immediately east of Bishopstrow House | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Bowl barrow 85m north of Bishopstrow House | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Aldheim | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Norton Bavant House, With Attached Garden Walls to West | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Blasketts Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Scratchbury Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Hazel Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Norton Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Mancombe Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 7 |
6 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Boreham Road.