SN16 9AX Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Malmesbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Holloway, Malmesbury: 51 addresses
- Holloway, Malmesbury: 1 address
- Cross Hayes Lane, Malmesbury: 1 address
- High Street, Malmesbury: 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 C (30% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, MALMESBURY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 52.
- 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
- THE CROSS, grade I
- 9, OXFORD STREET, grade II*
- ARCH IN GARDEN TO SOUTH OF ABBEY HOUSE, grade II*
- NUMBER 6 AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS, grade II*
- OLD BREWERY HOUSE AND ATTACHED GATEWAY, WALLS, PIERS AND RAILINGS, grade II*
- TOWER HOUSE, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, MARKET CROSS, grade II
- 1, GLOUCESTER STREET, grade II
- 1, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 1, MARKET LANE, grade II
- 10, CROSS HAYES LANE, grade II
- 10, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 12, CROSS HAYES ROAD, grade II
- 12, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 15, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 16, CROSS HAYES, grade II
- 15, OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 17, OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 19 AND 19A, OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4 HIGH STREET, INCLUDING THE FORMER 1 OXFORD STREET AND 1A OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, CROSS HAYES LANE, grade II
- 2, GLOUCESTER STREET, grade II
- 21, OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 23 AND 25, HOLLOWAY HILL, grade II
- 27, HOLLOWAY HILL, grade II
- 29, HOLLOWAY HILL, grade II
- 3, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3, OXFORD STREET, grade II
- 31, HOLLOWAY HILL, grade II
- 4, GLOUCESTER STREET, grade II
And 22 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 109 & Foxlea, Gloucester Road, Malmesbury, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 54 addresses are between 76 m and 88 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 10%, gigabit 10% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
| Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Library Malmesbury | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Street Malmesbury | 190 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Car Park | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.5 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Malmesbury Medical Partnership | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bassett Cross Dentists | 0 m |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Malmesbury | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,430 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harpers Lane Allotments 2,250 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tower House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 321 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tower House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Old Brewery House and Attached Gateway, Walls, Piers and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Number 6 and Attached Outbuildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| 9, Oxford Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| Benedictine monastery known as Malmesbury Abbey | Scheduled monument | 90 m north-west |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 90 m south-west |
| Town defences | Scheduled monument | 110 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blick's Hill | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cam's Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Marsh Copse | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Quobwell Copse | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| River Avon (Tetbury Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 33 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 54 |
41 of the postcode's 54 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Holloway.