SN14 7HX Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: By Brook. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Street, Castle Combe: 10 addresses
- Water Lane, Castle Combe: 7 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 E (32% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, CASTLE COMBE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- 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
- 2 AND 3, WATER LANE, grade II
- 4, WATER LANE, grade II
- 5, WATER LANE, grade II
- BRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
- BYBROOK LODGE, grade II
- CORBETT COTTAGE, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATES AND WALL TO MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- GABLE COTTAGE, grade II
- GABLES COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK TO REAR OF THE OLD RECTORY, ESTATE YARD, grade II
- RIVERSIDE HOUSE, grade II
- THE BRIDGE, grade II
- THE DOVECOTE, IN GROUNDS TO WEST OF RIVERSIDE HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, grade II
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
- UNICORN COTTAGE, grade II
- UNICORN GALLERY, grade II
- VALE COTTAGE, grade II
- WEAVERS HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 6 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 76 m and 104 m above sea level (79 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 | Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Centre Castle Combe | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chippenham | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 36 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Jubilee Field Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Chippenham Pharmacy And Health Clinic | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hathaway Medical Clinic | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,680 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Court House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north. 103 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north |
| Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church | Scheduled monument | 170 m north |
| The Dower House | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north |
| Hans Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Motte and bailey castle 600m north of Castle Combe | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Truckle Hill Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Wood | Wood | 170 m east |
| Dyer's Plantation | Wood | 370 m north-west |
| Becker's Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Home Copse | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Truckle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Kent's Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 17 |
2 of the postcode's 17 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 The Street.