SN8 2JG Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aldbourne & Ramsbury. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (19% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Church of St Nicholas, grade II*
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Downsmead Baydon | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bungalows Ramsbury | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 63.4 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 79 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lambourn Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lambourn Pharmacy | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Place (Dental Surgery) | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Membury/Swindon West INT, Junction 14/15 Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 470 m² | 130 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Baydon Playground 2,200 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north |
| Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Ditch on Boydon Hole Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hedden's Copse | Wood | 390 m north-east |
| Midge Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Thornslait Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Gore's Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Bailey Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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.