Emwell Street Warminster, Wiltshire
36 addresses across 1 postcode (BA12), about 170 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 43800037.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £350,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 7, E: 3, F: 2).
- 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 B; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Warminster, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 113 to 117 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Avenue Surgery, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £350,000 | £165,000 | £535,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £242,500 | £160,000 | £325,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | £275,000 | £227,500 | £730,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £267,500 | £260,000 | £275,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £162,500 | £145,000 | £245,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £167,500 | £157,500 | £177,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £162,950 | £162,950 | £162,950 |
| 2015 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £146,000 | £146,000 | £146,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £108,500 | £92,000 | £125,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | CAPEL HOUSE, 11 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £535,000 | |
| 8 May 2026 | 37 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 31 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 May 2025 | 1 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 5 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2024 | 25 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £730,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2024 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 34 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £227,500 | |
| 28 Mar 2024 | WEYMOUTH HOUSE, 12 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £505,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2024 | 4 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £258,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2023 | 27 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2023 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2020 | 2 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2020 | 26B BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2020 | 30 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2019 | 37 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £157,500 | |
| 11 Feb 2019 | 34 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £177,500 | |
| 14 Aug 2018 | 26A BA12 8JA | Detached | £167,500 | |
| 1 Aug 2016 | 34 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £162,950 | |
| 27 May 2015 | 5 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 31 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2012 | 29 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 1 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | 32 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2010 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2008 | 35 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £118,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2004 | 34 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2004 | 34 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2004 | 28A BA12 8JA | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2004 | 26A BA12 8JA | Detached | £99,950 | |
| 24 Nov 2003 | 36 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £102,250 | |
| 20 Aug 2003 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2002 | 26 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | 1 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £69,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | 35 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £72,500 | |
| 20 Jul 2001 | 36 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £64,950 | |
| 14 Jun 2001 | 33 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £68,500 | |
| 5 Mar 2001 | 31 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £69,300 | |
| 30 Oct 2000 | 27 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £112,950 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 27 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 24 Aug 1998 | 37 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £45,900 | |
| 13 Mar 1997 | 1 BA12 8JA | Semi-detached | £31,000 | |
| 9 Oct 1996 | 33 BA12 8JA | Terraced | £39,000 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (7); 1983-1990 (5); 1991-1995 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (39% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WARMINSTER (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 13.
- 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
- Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street, grade II*
- 10, VICARAGE STREET, grade II
- 3, VICARAGE STREET, grade II
- 4, SAMBOURNE ROAD, grade II
- 7 Vicarage Street and The Minster CE Primary School, grade II
- 8, VICARAGE STREET, grade II
- DURRELL HOUSE, grade II
- EMWELL CROSS HOUSE, grade II
- EMWELL HOUSE, grade II
- FLORA COTTAGE, grade II
- LAUREL DENE, grade II
- LITTLE COURT, grade II
- THE WEYMOUTH ARMS INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at the Market Place/East Street, Warminster: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Fairfield Road, Warminster, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Rear of Westbury Road, Warminster: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at West Street, Warminster: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 106 West Street, Warminster, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Station Road, Warminster: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Victoria Garage, 36 Victoria Road, Warminster: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 23 October 2026: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 7 October 2026: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 3 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 1 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 113 m and 117 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA12 8JA | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warminster 356,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Emwell Cross Warminster | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Regal Court Warminster | 340 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Warminster | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.9 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Avenue Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chantry Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath (Warminster) | 390 m |
| Police station | Warminster Police Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Warminster Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.5 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,460 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m west. 188 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bevington and Craven House with wrought iron screen to street | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| The Obelisk | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| Byne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| The Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Bowl barrow on the summit of Cop Heap | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow on Arn Hill Down, 450m east of New Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boot Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Arn Hill Down | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Buffage Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Crabtree Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Crockerton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Aucombe Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 36 |
5 of the street's 36 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minster CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 160 m | No published inspection |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Princecroft Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Close Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Kingdown School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coffee Garden BA12 8PS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Sugar Hut Ltd. BA12 8PS | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| New Sambourne Chinese Takeaway BA12 8LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Hot Wok BA12 8QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Rocky's Shop BA12 8QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Feb 2024 |
| TAPhouse Warminster BA12 8QA | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Maya Indian Cuisine BA12 8QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 4 Good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Olympia Takeaway BA12 8QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Golden Fish Inn BA12 8QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza BA12 9AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2026 |
| The Wellbeing Hub BA12 9AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Sports Direct BA12 9AG | Retailers - other | 250 m | Exempt | |
| Cafe Anouka BA12 9AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Cocotte Minute BA12 9AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Taste Deli BA12 9AF | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near George Street (11); On or near Silver Street (9); On or near Emwell Street (5); On or near Parking Area (4); On or near Old Were Court (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 7 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA12 8JA: 36 addresses of 39 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sambourne Chase · Vicarage Street · Turnpike Court · Sambourne Road · Little Orchard · Flers Court · Coppice Close · George Street · Silver Street · Old Were Court · George Street Place · Market Place
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.