SN15 2PG Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Corsham Without. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bewley Lane, Wiltshire: 26 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 (21% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, BOWDEN HILL (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- COACH HOUSE TO THE OLD MALTHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD BREWERY HOUSE AND ATTACHED PREMISES, grade II
- THE OLD MALTHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 26 addresses are between 45 m and 54 m above sea level (50 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 | Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km |
| Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Bell Inn Bowden Hill | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chapel Knapp Farm | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 42.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lodge Surgery | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Pewsham Pharmacy | 3.8 km |
| NHS dentists | London Road Dental Surgery | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Melksham | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 920 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,550 m² | 910 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bewley Court, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m north. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bewley Court | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north |
| Lacock Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south-west |
| Lacock Abbey With Stable Yard | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m west |
| Lacock Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m west |
| Spye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Briary Wood | Wood | 710 m east |
| Long Copse | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Griffin's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Wheeler's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Silverlands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Nocketts Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 26 |
7 of the postcode's 26 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Bewley Lane.