BA12 8TE Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Warminster West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Woodman Mead, Warminster: 31 addresses
- Bramley Close, Warminster: 1 address
- Grovelands 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 (36% 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
- Land at West Street, Warminster: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 106 West Street, Warminster, permissioned (350 m)
- Former Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Rear of Westbury Road, Warminster: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 33 addresses are between 115 m and 117 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Minster View Warminster | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 850 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Warminster | 770 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Avenue Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warminster Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chantry Dental Practice | 730 m |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 830 m |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Warminster Cashzone | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Converted Coach House to North East Wren House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-east. 161 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Converted Coach House to North East Wren House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Byne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Pound Street Malthouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| The Obelisk | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Bowl barrow on the summit of Cop Heap | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Bowl barrow on Arn Hill Down, 450m east of New Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Bowl barrow 500m south of Upton Scudamore | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boot Hill | Hill | 800 m south |
| Brick Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Norridge Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Crabtree Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km south-west |
| Crockerton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south |
| Aucombe Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 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) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Woodman Mead.