Cold Blow Huish, Wiltshire
21 addresses across 4 postcodes (SN8), about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) long. USRN 18501633.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £210,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 5, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pewsey, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 150 to 163 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kennet And Avon Medical Partnership, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £193,000 | £193,000 | £193,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £432,500 | £432,500 | £432,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £383,000 | £383,000 | £383,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £191,000 | £191,000 | £191,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2020 | 2 SN8 4JL | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 2 SN8 4JL | Terraced | £193,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2016 | HATHERSAGE SN8 4JL | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2011 | HATHERSAGE SN8 4JL | Detached | £432,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2010 | WICKHAM, 1 SN8 4JL | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2005 | 7 SN8 4JL | Semi-detached | £383,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | WICKHAM, 1 SN8 4JL | Terraced | £191,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | APPLETREE COTTAGE SN8 4JL | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2000 | APPLETREE COTTAGE SN8 4JL | Semi-detached | £235,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 1,520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, OARE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- 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
- BENNETTS, grade II
- BOX COTTAGE, grade II
- CARTSHED AT OLD OXYARD, grade II
- COLD BLOW, grade II
- HOME FARMHOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK TO SOUTH OF YEW TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- LATENBURY, grade II
- OLD OXYARD, grade II
- OLD RECTORY, grade II
- PAIR OF COTTAGES WEST OF PORCH COTTAGE INCLUDING BOX COTTAGE, grade II
- PORCH COTTAGE, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- STAFF HOUSE AND STABLES FOR COLD BLOW, grade II
- THE PARSONAGE HOUSE, grade II
- ZEBERDEE COTTAGE AND ADJOINING COTTAGE, EAST OF PORCH COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 3 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN8 4JN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | possible |
| SN8 4JW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | possible |
| SN8 4DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN8 4JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 150 m and 163 m above sea level (152 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN8 4DX | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| SN8 4JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN8 4JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN8 4JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pewsey 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pound Lane Oare | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 55.4 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 64.9 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kennet And Avon Medical Partnership | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Pewsey Dental Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Savernake Hospital | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Pewsey Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oare House, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oare House | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Oare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Group of barrows on Draycott Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites | World Heritage Site | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Copse | Wood | 320 m south |
| Huish Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Bacon Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Park Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Hursley Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Wide Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the street's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oare Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (wiltshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SN8 4JN: 10 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- SN8 4JW: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- SN8 4DX: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- SN8 4JL: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.