BA12 8SS Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced July 2025. Ward: Warminster West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lunar Close, Warminster: 13 addresses
- Bath Road, Warminster: 3 addresses
- Mercury Way, 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 (38% of about 640 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at West Street, Warminster: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 106 West Street, Warminster, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 118 m and 120 m above sea level (119 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 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Furnax Lane Warminster | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Warminster | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 40.9 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Avenue Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Warminster Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chantry Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moto - Warminster Forecourt, Bath Road Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6.5 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,550 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Portway Field 6.3 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Denys (The Minster Church), a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 63 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Denys (The Minster Church) | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Warminster School | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Byne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Converted Coach House to North East Wren House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bowl barrow 500m south of Upton Scudamore | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow on Arn Hill Down, 450m east of New Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Colloway Clump long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brick Hill | Hill | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Norridge Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Arn Hill Down | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Biss Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Crockerton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Aucombe Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lunar Close.