SN6 6FS Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2020. Ward: Minety. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Road, Ashton Keynes: 8 addresses
- Maisey Mews, Ashton Keynes: 5 addresses
- Ashton Road, Wiltshire: 2 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 F (25% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- AB Carter Haulage Contractors, 14 Happy Land, Ashton Keynes: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
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: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 83 m above sea level.
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 | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Happy Land Ashton Keynes | 320 m |
| Car parks | Waterhay Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.6 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cricklade Surgery | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | South Cerney Pharmacy | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cricklade Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cotswold Country Park and Beach 56 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval cross 40m east of village hall, a scheduled monument, 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval cross 40m east of village hall | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Medieval village cross at the junction of Park Place and the High Road 210m south of Gumstool Bridge | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Medieval cross immediately south of Gumstool Bridge | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayhill Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Allen's Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bell Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Manorbrook Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Cotswold Hills Beach | Beach | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Cox Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the postcode's 15 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 High Road.