SN8 3RQ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pewsey Vale East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Heath Lane, Wiltshire: 10 addresses
- White Farm Lane, Wiltshire: 9 addresses
- Downs Lane, Buttermere: 8 addresses
- Church Lane, Buttermere: 7 addresses
- Heath Lane, Buttermere: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Heath Lane, Buttermere: 6 addresses
- Hungerford Road, Wiltshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Heath Lane, Buttermere: 1 address
- Church Lane, Combe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heath Lane, Henley: 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: 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 51 addresses are between 197 m and 258 m above sea level (247 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 | Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Kintbury 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Farm Buttermere | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 45.4 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 74.4 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old School House Surgery | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Adp General Surgery | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke General Hospital | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Police station | Newbury Police Station | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,100 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow south-west of Rivar Copse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow south-west of Rivar Copse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow south of Rivar Copse: part of a barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Round barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buttermere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 330 m north |
| Nut Covert | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Buttermere Bottom | Valley | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Belvedere Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Long Covert | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ham Hill | Hill | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 51 |
4 of the postcode's 51 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 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 | 12% | 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 | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Heath Lane.