SN12 8LD Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Holt. Region: South West.
Streets
- Godwins Close, Atworth: 54 addresses
- Bath Road, Wiltshire: 2 addresses
- Nursery Close, Atworth: 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 D (23% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 140 141, BATH ROAD, grade II
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 57 addresses are between 66 m and 69 m above sea level (68 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 | 3.9 km |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Trowbridge 904,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Lane Atworth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chapel Knapp Farm | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 36.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Porch Surgery | 4.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Corsham Dental Centre | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Melksham Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 5.7 km |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - MOD Corsham, Westwells Road Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Common 9.0 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 810 m² | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m south-west. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south-west |
| Barn at Church Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-west |
| Great Chalfield Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Coppice | Wood | 470 m north-west |
| Round Clump | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Brittle Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Cat's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| Lynch Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km south-west |
| Dawes Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 57 |
11 of the postcode's 57 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Godwins Close.