BA12 8PG Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Warminster West. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (39% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WARMINSTER (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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
- Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street, grade II*
- BYNE HOUSE, grade II*
- THE OBELISK, grade II*
- 2 AND 4, VICARAGE STREET, grade II
- 46, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- CONIFER COTTAGE AND WINFRID LODGE, grade II
- DURRELL HOUSE, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
- MILESTONE TO NORTH OF NO 42, grade II
- NO 22 (THE OLD VICARAGE) INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL TO STREET, grade II
- OBELISK HOUSE, grade II
- RAILINGS IN FRONT OF BYNE HOUSE, grade II
- ST BEDE'S, grade II
- ST BONIFACE COLLEGE AT WARMINSTER SCHOOL, grade II
- ST DENYS LODGE, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK TO NORTH OF BYNE HOUSE, grade II
- STABLES TO NO 3, grade II
- TEDDINGTON HOUSE, grade II
- THE ROUND HOUSE (IN GARAGE TO SOUTH EAST OF OBELISK HOUSE), grade II
- WEST DOWN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at West Street, Warminster: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- 106 West Street, Warminster, permissioned (600 m)
- Land at the Market Place/East Street, Warminster: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Rear of Westbury Road, Warminster: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Former Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Fairfield Road, Warminster, permissioned (810 m)
- Station Road, Warminster: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 24 addresses are between 114 m and 117 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 69%, gigabit 69% 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 | 870 m |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Emwell Cross Warminster | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 560 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Warminster | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 450 m |
| 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 | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chantry Dental Practice | 420 m |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 530 m |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Warminster Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.5 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Byne House, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north-east. 184 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Byne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-east |
| The Obelisk | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| Warminster School | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow on the summit of Cop Heap | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Bowl barrow on Arn Hill Down, 450m east of New Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Colloway Clump long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boot Hill | Hill | 740 m south |
| Brick Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Norridge Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Crabtree Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
| Crockerton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Aucombe Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 24 |
19 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 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 | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.