BA13 4EG Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southwick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Silver Street Lane, Brokerswood: 30 addresses
- Fairwood Road, Brokerswood: 2 addresses
- Fairwood Road, Brokerswood: 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 D (27% of about 630 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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.
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 53 m and 73 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 17% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Trowbridge 904,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Kicking Donkey Brokerswood | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 6.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beckington Family Practice | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Shaunaks Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Mane Way (Dental Surgery) | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Yarnbrook Cashzone | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Brokerswood 31 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | Spinnaker Teen Area 150 m² | 2.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,040 m² | 2.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement and associated field systems west of Brook Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement and associated field systems west of Brook Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Wood | Wood | 570 m north |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 580 m north-east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 690 m east |
| Mount Pleasant | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Moberley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Winkley Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km west |
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) | 9.4 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 33 |
6 of the postcode's 33 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Silver Street Lane.