SN14 8RT Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: By Brook. Region: South West.
Streets
- A420, Stratton St Margaret: 5 addresses
- Old Coach Road, Ford: 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 F (23% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LONG DEAN - FORD - SLAUGHTERFORD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- DUNCOMBE MILL COTTAGES, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- LOWDELLS HOUSE, grade II
- THE MALTHOUSE, grade II
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 6 addresses are between 63 m and 83 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 8.3 km |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest St John's Church Ford | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chapel Knapp Farm | 8.2 km |
| EV charging points | Mer | 5.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 35.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Jubilee Field Surgery | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Shaunak's Pharmacy | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Corsham Dental Centre | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 7.7 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 8.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Corsham Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 480 m² | 2.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,680 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rampart of an Iron Age defended settlement 410m south west of Mount Scylla Farm, a scheduled monument, 860 m south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rampart of an Iron Age defended settlement 410m south west of Mount Scylla Farm | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south |
| Truckle Hill Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Dovecote immediately north of Hogsbush Farm House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Hill | Hill | 270 m north |
| Common Hill Plantation | Wood | 300 m south |
| Mount Scylla Wood | Wood | 400 m west |
| Common Hill | Hill | 420 m south |
| Danks Down Wood | Wood | 600 m north-east |
| Doncombe Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the postcode's 6 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 6 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 A420.