Hercules Way Bowerhill, Wiltshire
35 addresses across 1 postcode (SN12), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43800867.
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Melksham, about 3 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 44 to 46 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 Spa Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2024 | UNIT 4 SN12 6TS | Other | £800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 32 SN12 6TS | Other | £910,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2019 | 36 SN12 6TS | Other | £750,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Aug 2017 | UNIT 2 SN12 6TS | Other | £125,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (37% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 4 November 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 23 October 2026 to 26 October 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, give and take, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 23 October 2026 to 26 October 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 11 September 2026 to 15 September 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 11 September 2026 to 15 September 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 24 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor 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 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 street's 35 addresses are between 44 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN12 6TS | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Trowbridge 904,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beaufort Close Bowerhill | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chapel Knapp Farm | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Church Street Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fastned Charging Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spa Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spa Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Regency Dental Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Melksham Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire police crime numer candy handouts | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Melksham - Pembroke Road Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kestrel Court Play Area 3,380 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Woolmore Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Woolmore Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Giles Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Eight Acre Plantation | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Hag Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Eighteen Acre Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Hilperton Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 35 | 35 |
None of the street's 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Melksham Oak Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aloeric Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pilot SN12 6TA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Tesco Express SN12 6TA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jul 2022 |
| Project SEMH SN12 6TT | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hercules Way (2); On or near Beaufort Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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: VIRGIN MEDIA: Utility asset works, 22 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: VIRGIN MEDIA: Remedial works, 22 October 2026 to 26 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: New service connection, 2 November 2026 to 4 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SN12 6TS: 35 addresses of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Halifax Road · De Havilland Place · Westinghouse Way · Stirling Close · Westinghouse Way · Beaufort Close · Pegasus Way · Cheshire Close · Mallard Close · Duxford Close · Brampton Court · Beverley Close
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.