Silver Close Minety, Wiltshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (SN16), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28600572.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £600,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5, E: 3).
- Flood: 11 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 F; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Purton Surgery, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away.
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £655,000 | £655,000 | £655,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £463,000 | £463,000 | £463,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £426,000 | £426,000 | £426,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £419,975 | £399,950 | £440,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £452,500 | £452,500 | £452,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2023 | 8 SN16 9QT | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 3 SN16 9QT | Detached | £655,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2019 | 9 SN16 9QT | Detached | £463,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2017 | 3 SN16 9QT | Detached | £426,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2013 | 11 SN16 9QT | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2013 | 7 SN16 9QT | Detached | £399,950 | |
| 15 Feb 2012 | 4 SN16 9QT | Detached | £452,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2010 | 6 SN16 9QT | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2009 | 11 SN16 9QT | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2005 | 9 SN16 9QT | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2003 | 6 SN16 9QT | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2001 | 3 SN16 9QT | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2000 | 6 SN16 9QT | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1997 | 6 SN16 9QT | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 4 Oct 1996 | 11 SN16 9QT | Detached | £142,500 | |
| 16 May 1996 | 4 SN16 9QT | Detached | £145,375 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, detached (9). Built: 1983-1990 (6); 1996-2002 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
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 F (25% of about 640 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN16 9QT | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SN16 9QH | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 92 m and 96 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN16 9QH | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| SN16 9QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Crossroads Lower Minety | 190 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 58.4 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Purton Surgery | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Purton Pharmacy | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cricklade Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 270 m |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Copse | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Brownockhill Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Waits Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cox Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Lakeshore Reserve | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Friday Island | Island | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minety Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 350 m | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnpike Inn SN16 9QY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Minety C Of E Primary School SN16 9QL | School/college/university | 320 m | 4 Good | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Oakwell Childcare SN16 9QL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 7 Dec 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fairfield (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 7 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
Nearby streets
Silver Street · Taylors Close · Oakleaze · Fairfield · Station Road · Cantors Way · Sawyers Hill · Derry Park · Hornbury Close · Chambon 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.