BA12 9ES Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Warminster East. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Georges Close, Warminster: 38 addresses
- Grange Lane, Warminster: 1 address
- Woodcock Road, 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 (49% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 147 AND 149, WOODCOCK ROAD, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 40 addresses are between 107 m and 110 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 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Close Boreham | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa Parking | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 44.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Avenue Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Warminster Dental Centre | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warminster Community Orchard 2.5 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A pair of bowl barrows 225m south east of Boreham Mill, a scheduled monument, 420 m (0.3 miles) south. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A pair of bowl barrows 225m south east of Boreham Mill | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| King Barrow: a long barrow 100m north of Bishopstrow House | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow 85m north of Bishopstrow House | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St Aldheim | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | Hill | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Horsepools Coppice | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Battlesbury Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Battlesbury Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Norton Waters | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Mancombe Bottom | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 40 |
1 of the postcode's 40 addresses is 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 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 3 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 St Georges Close.