SN12 6EB Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Melksham Without West & Rural. Region: South West.
Streets
- Semington Road, Berryfield: 4 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 B (37% of about 1,050 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 addresses are about 38 m above sea level.
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 | 2.7 km |
| Trowbridge 904,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Shails Lane Melksham | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chapel Knapp Farm | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | Church Street Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 39.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Giffords Primary Care Ctr | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Melksham Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Regency Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Melksham Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 220 m |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Melksham - Pembroke Road Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,360 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Berryfield Play Area 670 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,220 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Giles Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Hag Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south |
| Eight Acre Plantation | Wood | 3.8 km north-east |
| Hilperton Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km south-west |
| Lady's Coppice | Wood | 3.9 km west |
| Dawes Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 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 Semington Road.