SN10 1HJ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devizes North. Region: South West.
Streets
- Castle Lane, Devizes: 20 addresses
- Station Road, Devizes: 2 addresses
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 A (41% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- 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
- DEVIZES CASTLE INCLUDING GLASS HOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS ENCIRCLING WEST SIDE OF MOUND, grade I
- 33 AND 34, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II*
- 39, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II*
- Former National Westminster Old Bank, grade II*
- THE BEAR HOTEL, grade II*
- THE MARKET CROSS, grade II*
- 10, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 11, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 36, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 37 AND 38, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 5, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 40, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 8, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- GATE HOUSE OF DEVIZES CASTLE, grade II
- PELICAN INN, grade II
- THE CORN EXCHANGE, grade II
- THE FOUNTAIN, grade II
- THE NEW MARKET TAVERN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at the Corner of Northgate Street and New Park Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1JJ: up to 19 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Magistrates Court, Elcombe Gardens, Devizes: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Royal Oak Public House, 43 New Park Street, Devizes: up to 7 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Garage and Old Dairy, New Park Street, Devizes: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Wadworth Warehouse, Northgate St, Devizes: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Assize Court, Northgate Street, Devizes, permissioned (330 m)
- St. Peters School, Bath Road, Devizes: up to 26 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- St Peter's Nursery Bath Road Devizes Wiltshire SN10 2AP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
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.
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 22 addresses are between 121 m and 129 m above sea level (128 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
| Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Road Top Devizes | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 50.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St. James Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Devizes Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Market Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Devizes Hospital | 390 m |
| Police station | Devizes Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 38 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillworth Park 2.0 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quakers' Walk Allotments 1.3 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Bear Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 321 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 42 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bear Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Former National Westminster Old Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| 39, St John's Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| The Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-east |
| Devizes Castle | Scheduled monument | 130 m south-west |
| Battle of Roundway Down 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Crammer | Lake or reservoir | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Newlands Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Drew's Pond Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Stert Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Etchilhampton Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 22 |
2 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Castle Lane.