BA12 8DW Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Warminster Broadway. Region: South West.
Streets
- Brook Street, Warminster: 22 addresses
- Broadway, Warminster: 1 address
- South Street, Warminster: 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 B (30% of about 670 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 106 West Street, Warminster, permissioned (580 m)
- Land at West Street, Warminster: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Former Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 24 addresses are between 120 m and 130 m above sea level (123 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Fore Street Park Warminster | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Warminster | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Avenue Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warminster Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chantry Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Warminster Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pound Street Malthouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m north-east. 82 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pound Street Malthouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-east |
| Converted Coach House to North East Wren House | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north-east |
| Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-east |
| The Obelisk | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 40m south of Buckler's Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow on the summit of Cop Heap | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boot Hill | Hill | 380 m east |
| Buffage Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Buckler's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Crabtree Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km west |
| Crockerton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| Aucombe Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 24 |
5 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Brook Street.