SN8 3DB Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pewsey Vale East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Green Close, East Grafton: 24 addresses
- A338, Test Valley: 20 addresses
- A338, Test Valley: 19 addresses
- Batt's Lane, East Grafton: 8 addresses
- Dark Lane, East Grafton: 5 addresses
- Brunton, Brunton: 1 address
- The Green, West Grafton: 1 address
- Grafton Place, East Grafton: 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 G (26% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, EAST GRAFTON (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
- 267, THE GREEN, grade II
- 268, THE GREEN, grade II
- THE OLDE SHOPPE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 79 addresses are between 150 m and 176 m above sea level (154 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Pewsey 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest The Green East Grafton | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 47.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 75.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Burbage Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 9.0 km |
| NHS dentists | High Street (Dental Surgery) | 9.0 km |
| Hospital | Savernake Hospital | 9.5 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 18.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 1.8 ha | 10 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 2.5 km |
| Playing field | Burbage and Easton Royal Cricket Club 3.2 ha | 2.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Bell barrow 700m west of Upper Farm, Grafton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow 830m south east of Crofton Farm | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Culversleaze Copse | Wood | 490 m north |
| Wilton Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Wexcombe Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km east |
| Little Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Grafton Clump | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 79 |
17 of the postcode's 79 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 15% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Green Close.