SN10 5ND Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devizes Rural West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mill Road, Potterne: 8 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 C (27% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, POTTERNE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade I
- 10, DUCK STREET, grade II
- 4, WHISTLEY ROAD, grade II
- BIGGS MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD BY SOUTH WEST ANGLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- DOLE STONE IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 5 METRES NORTH WEST OF NORTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- FORD AND UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 13 METRES NORTH NORTH WEST OF NORTH WEST ANGLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GATES AT NORTH WEST ENTRY TO CHURCHYARD, grade II
- GLASS AND UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 2 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- GLASS MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 2 METRES NORTH OF DOLE STONE, NORTH WEST OF NORTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- READ MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 3 METRES NORTH OF LYE MONUMENT, NORTH OF NORTH PORVH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- TWO HAMPTON MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- WHITE AND LYE MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD EAST OF PATH, ABOUT 5 METRES NORTH OF NORTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are 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 8 addresses are between 77 m and 82 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Trowbridge 904,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duck Street Potterne | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 49.6 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Southbroom Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Devizes Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wiltshire & Swindon Ooh | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Green Lane Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Devizes Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 38 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,520 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,510 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m south-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south-east |
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south |
| The Red House at Eastwell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Whistley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barbones Plantation | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Pond Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Grubbe's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Drew's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Stert Valley | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Etchilhampton Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Mill Road.