SN10 2LN Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Urchfont & Bishops Cannings. Region: South West.
Streets
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 C (32% of about 590 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
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 12 addresses are between 171 m and 194 m above sea level (178 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pewsey 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9 miles) | |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 54.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St. James Surgery | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wiltshire Health Care NHS Trust | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Devizes Hospital | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 270 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore, a scheduled monument, 220 m north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-east |
| Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Battle of Roundway Down 1643 | Registered battlefield | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughridge Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Furze Knoll | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Easton Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Horsecombe Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Smallgrain Plantation | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Sabre Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 12 |
5 of the postcode's 12 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 7 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 A361.