SN10 5BN Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devizes North. Region: South West.
Streets
- Southbroom Road, Devizes: 19 addresses
- Hare and Hounds Street, Devizes: 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 E (24% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, DEVIZES (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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
- BOUNDARY WALL TO FRONT OF HEATHCOTE HOUSE, grade II*
- HEATHCOTE HOUSE, grade II*
- 2 AND 4, HARE AND HOUNDS STREET, grade II
- 37, 39 and 41, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 43 and 45, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 47 and 49, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 51, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 53, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 55 and 57, Southbroom Road, grade II
- 71 AND 73, SOUTHBROOM ROAD, grade II
- 75-79, SOUTHBROOM ROAD, grade II
- 8, HARE AND HOUNDS STREET, grade II
- THE HARE AND HOUNDS INN, grade II
- Woodbine Cottage, 33 Southbroom Road and 35, Southbroom Road, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Community Centre, Southbroom School House, Estcourt Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1LW: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Royal Oak Public House, 43 New Park Street, Devizes: up to 7 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Garage and Old Dairy, New Park Street, Devizes: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at the Corner of Northgate Street and New Park Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1JJ: up to 19 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Magistrates Court, Elcombe Gardens, Devizes: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Assize Court, Northgate Street, Devizes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Wadworth Warehouse, Northgate St, Devizes: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
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.
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 20 addresses are between 132 m and 133 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station Devizes | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 50.7 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southbroom Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Long Street Dental | 200 m |
| Hospital | Devizes Hospital | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Devizes Police Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 38 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 2.5 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quakers' Walk Allotments 1.3 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boundary Wall to Front of Heathcote House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 306 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 41 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boundary Wall to Front of Heathcote House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Heathcote House | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m east |
| MORRIS LANE (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-west |
| Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-west |
| Devizes Castle | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Battle of Roundway Down 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Crammer | Lake or reservoir | 360 m north-east |
| Newlands Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Belvedere Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Drew's Pond Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Stert Valley | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Etchilhampton Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 10 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 Southbroom Road.