SN8 4AD Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Marlborough West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Salisbury Road, Marlborough: 33 addresses
- Savernake Court, Marlborough: 1 address
- George Lane, Marlborough: 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 (31% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- 1-3, GEORGE LANE, grade II
- 107 AND 108, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- 4, GEORGE LANE, grade II
- 5-7, GEORGE LANE, grade II
- 7th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment War Memorial, grade II
- 8, GEORGE LANE, grade II
- GATEWAY IN WALL TO RIGHT OF NUMBERS 107 AND 108, grade II
- LINDEN LODGE, grade II
- NUMBERS 25 TO 34 (CONSECUTIVE) INCLUDING RAILINGS, grade II
- WALL IN FRONT OF LINDEN LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bridge Garage, London Road, Marlborough, permissioned (130 m)
- Old Yard, London Road, Marlborough, permissioned (190 m)
- 28 St Margarets Mead, Marlborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 28 A St Margarets Mead Marlborough SN8 4BA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 10 The Green, Marlborough, permissioned (410 m)
- Cherry Orchard House, Cherry Orchard, Marlborough, permissioned (420 m)
- Marlborough Resource Centre: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
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 35 addresses are between 126 m and 135 m above sea level (129 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 | Pewsey 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km |
| Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Savernake Court Marlborough | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bungalows Ramsbury | 8.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 58.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kennet And Avon Medical Partnership | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kennet Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marlborough Dental Studio | 420 m |
| Hospital | Savernake Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 16.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cooper's Meadow 1.1 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,160 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m north-west. 262 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m north-west |
| 142 and 143, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| 43, Kingsbury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| 1, the Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-west |
| Marlborough College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 820 m west |
| Earthworks on Marlborough Common | Scheduled monument | 830 m north-west |
| Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 900 m west |
| Dam of King's fishpond | Scheduled monument | 900 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Postern Hill | Hill | 450 m south |
| New Forest | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Poulton Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Granham Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Great Lodge Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Salisbury Road.